Italian Pasta Salad

Name: Italian Pasta Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoons minced garlic; 2 Tbsps commercial oil-free Italian dressing; 85 grams 3/4 cup cubed part-skim mozzarella cheese; 0 teaspoons pepper; 113 grams tricolor rotini (corkscrew) pasta, uncooked; 1 teaspoons sugar; 59 milliliters sun-dried tomato; 59 milliliters hot water; 2 Tbsps white wine vinegar; 118 milliliters sliced zucchini

Italian Pasta Salad requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 2 servings with 493 calories, 20g of protein, and 22g of fat each. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up wine vinegar, sugar, commercial oil-free dressing, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the oil you could follow this main course with the Vegan Mango Banana Bread as a dessert. It works well as a rather inexpensive main course.

Instructions

Combine tomato and water in a small bowl; cover and let stand 15 minutes.

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Drain well. Chop tomato, and set aside.

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Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.

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Drain; rinse with cold water, and drain.

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Combine tomato, pasta, cheese, and zucchini, tossing gently.

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Combine vinegar and remaining ingredients, stirring well with a wire whisk.

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Add vinegar mixture to pasta mixture, and toss gently. Cover and chill 1 hour. Toss gently before serving.

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Servings:

1teaspoons

Dijon mustard 1teaspoons

minced garlic 2Tbsps

commercial oil-free Italian dressing 85grams

3/4 cup cubed part-skim mozzarella cheese 0teaspoons

pepper 113grams

tricolor rotini (corkscrew) pasta, uncooked 1teaspoons

sugar 59milliliters

sun-dried tomato 59milliliters

hot water 2Tbsps

white wine vinegar 118milliliters

sliced zucchini

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are my top picks for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. One wine you could try is Badian a Coltibuono Cultusboni RS Chianti Classico ( half-bottle). It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 11 dollars.