Italian Pasta Salad
Recipe by Katie Farina. A pasta salad perfect for summer! We made this with our Gluten Free Elbows, but feel free to substitute any short Bionaturae pasta shape of your choosing!
- Ingredients
- 1 (12 ounce) box Bionaturae Gluten Free Rice and Lentil Elbows
- ⅓ cup Bionaturae Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 medium red bell pepper, small dice
- ½ small red onion, finely diced
- 1 cup olives of choice, loosely chopped
- 1-pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ bunch Italian parsley, finely chopped
- Parmigiano Reggiano, for serving
- Instructions
- Cook pasta in plenty of salted boiling water according to package directions.
- Meanwhile prepare dressing: whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, white sugar, dried basil, lemon juice, and salt. Pour over pasta.
- Add bell pepper, red onion, olives, and cherry tomatoes. Mix until incorporated. Salt to taste. Garnish with parsley and grated Parmigiano Reggiano.
Yield: 4 large servings