Mediterranean Pasta Salad
$899a serving50 minServes 4Italian
Ingredients
For 4 servings, as the recipe is written
- 200 g mozzarella balls
- 250 g baby plum tomatoes
- 1 bunch fresh basil
- 350 g farfalle
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 40 g Green Olives
- 200 g tuna
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
About $8.99 a serving for the ingredients used, at today's Walmart prices.
Method
- 1
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil
- 2
Add the pasta, stir once and cook for about 10 minutes or as directed on the packet.
- 3
Meanwhile, wash the tomatoes and cut into quarters. Slice the olives. Wash the basil.
- 4
Put the tomatoes into a salad bowl and tear the basil leaves over them. Add a tablespoon of olive oil and mix.
- 5
When the pasta is ready, drain into a colander and run cold water over it to cool it quickly.
- 6
Toss the pasta into the salad bowl with the tomatoes and basil.
- 7
Add the sliced olives, drained mozzarella balls, and chunks of tuna. Mix well and let the salad rest for at least half an hour to allow the flavours to mingle.
- 8
Sprinkle the pasta with a generous grind of black pepper and drizzle with the remaining olive oil just before serving.
Recipe via TheMealDB.