Antipasti Pasta Salad

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I made this pasta salad for my Is It Summer Yet?! Barbecue, and I called it Antipasti Pasta Salad because I’d been to the supermarket help yourself deli counter and filled a tub with antipasti goodies like olives, mozzarella, sun blushed tomatoes and artichokes. I then thought to myself that combining mix with pasta would make a tasty (and quick!) salad – and I was right!

Antipasti Pasta Salad at The Purple Pumpkin Blog

It is very easy to make, and you can put in any combo of antipasti goodies that you like. Our local supermarket happens to sell a mix, which is what I bought, but alter my recipe to your tastes! The mix that I bought also came coated with olive oil and herbs. If you are buying the ingredients separately, in jars for example, I find that they come in oil any way, so it’s probably not needed, but if you find it is, just eyeball a measure of oil into your salad.

This served about 6 people as an accompanying side.

Simply cook the pasta – I used macaroni, but you can use any small pasta that you like – in boiling salted water (I always add a stock cube for extra flavour, but that’s just me and the way I was brought up!)

Antipasti Pasta Salad at The Purple Pumpkin Blog

Drain, and cool down under cold running water. Drain again and place the pasta into a bowl.

Antipasti Pasta Salad at The Purple Pumpkin Blog

Tip in the antipasti mix. The tub I bought from the deli counter had artichokes, grilled peppers, courgettes, olives, mozerella balls and sun blushed tomatoes. The mix was also covered with oil and herbs, so if you need to add some to moisten the salad with oil please do so. If you’d like to add dried herbs, you can do as well.

Antipasti Pasta Salad at The Purple Pumpkin Blog

Once mixed through, stir through some pine nuts and torn up basil leaves. Serve at room temperature.

Enjoy!

Antipasti Pasta Salad at The Purple Pumpkin Blog

Antipasti Pasta Salad

Serves 4-6
Ingredients

  • 200g macaroni or any small shaped pasta
  • 250g antipasti mix e.g., grilled peppers, artichoke, sun blushed tomatoes, olives, mozerella balls
  • small handful basil
  • 50g pine nuts
  • olive oil (optional)
  • ½tsp dried mixed herbs (optional)

Method

  1. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions
  2. When cooked, drain and cool under cold running water, and drain again
  3. Stir through the antipasti mix, adding olive oil and dried mixed herbs if required
  4. Tear up some basil leaves and mix through
  5. Sprinkle over the pinenuts
  6. Serve at room temperature

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