Easy Olive Oil, Tomato and Basil Pasta Salad Recipe
As is common with all Italian dishes, pastas are relished all over the world for the delicious recipes and salads they bring forth. Farfalle is a member of pasta family, evident for its ‘bow tie’ shape, and is used as an important ingredient in the tasty ‘easy olive oil tomato and basil pasta salad’. This pasta salad is used either as a main dish or may be just as a side dish depending upon diners’ preference. Owing to its distinct succulent taste, this pasta salad has always garnered admiration from pasta lovers and taste buffs. Farafelle is well received among health freaks because of its carbohydrates and fibre content that are useful in providing our body with vitamins and minerals. An important ingredient of our ‘easy olive oil tomato and basil pasta salad’ is Basil- the king of herbs which also enjoys the status of holy herb. It is a source of vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, beta-carotene, lutein, citral, terpineol and an assortment of minerals that provide a host of health and medicinal benefits. This ‘easy’ pasta salad dish provides a total package of 345 calories and 14.9 g fat per serving.
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Serving Size: 8 persons
Utensils: Sausepan or pot and a spoon to stir
Ingredients
– 1 (16 ounce) package farfalle pasta
– 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, seeded and diced
– 1/2 cup olive oil
– 2 cloves garlic, minced
– 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips
– salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Boil salted water in a big saucepan. Add pasta in it and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until they are cooked properly but still don’t loose their shape.
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Gently pour cooked pasta, garlic, tomatoes, olive oil and basil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Your, Easy Olive Oil, Tomato and Basil Pasta Salad is ready.
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You can garnish it with desired items to make it more presentable!
 package farfalle pasta
- 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips
- salt and pepper to tasteNext%20stop%3A%20Pinterest "Pin It")
