Time: 1 hour
Yield: 12 servings for side dish
A summer side salad favorite!
First – go check out our Nut Free Pesto recipe! This cold, pasta salad will use the Pesto from that recipe. Nut Free Pesto Recipe
This salad is very versatile. You can add your favorite veggies and even meats. I usually add a nice smoked chorizo, but you can also use another sausage or skip the meat altogether!
Ingredients:
- Pesto
- 1 lb. medium sized pasta, like rotini or bowties
- 1 lb. cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 lb. fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes
- 8 ounces Smoked Chorizo, cut into cubes
Directions:
- Prepare the Pesto, set aside
- Boil and cook your pasta until it has just passed al dente. When pasta becomes cold, it gets harder, so I prefer to cook the pasta until it is more well done.
- Rinse the pasta – I find that removing the starch is good for a cold pasta salad and also helps stop the cooking process. Please don’t rinse pasta normally though!
- Chop all your ingredients remembering that you can add/remove ingredients to your liking! This is a very versatile recipe.
- Combine pasta, pesto, tomatoes, cheese and chorizo and combine.
Serve chilled
