Italian salad with pasta and basil

Italian cuisine

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Description Products Steps

Pasta salad is one of the most extravagant Italian dishes. For a person who has never been to the Mediterranean, it is quite difficult to accept the fact of the presence of pasta in a salad. Nevertheless, this dish has gained great popularity around the world, gradually expanding the horizons of discerning consumers and showing them new expanses of taste.

1. Calories
   308,56 kcal
2. Protein
   8,14 gram
3. Fat
   17,85 gram
4. Carbohydrates
   26,16 gram
5. ~ Time
   15 Min
6. Pepper
7. Complexity

Products per 4 serving:

1. Mozzarella

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   100 g
2. Balsamic sauce
   1 tbsp. l. = 18 g
3. Paste
   200 g
4. Olive oil

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   5 tbsp. l. = 85 g
5. Salt

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   1 pinch = 1 g
6. Lemon

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   0.25 pcs. = 30 g
7. Maslin

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   10 pcs. = 50 g
8. Cucumber

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   1 piece = 120 g
9. Basil

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   10 g
10. Black pepper ground

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    to taste

Steps:

1. 
   Wash the cucumber, tomatoes and basil in running water. Prepare all other ingredients, placing them within easy reach.
2. 
   Prepare the pasta. To do this, place it in boiling salted water and cook for about 10 minutes. Then drain in a colander and drain. If desired, you can rinse the paste with cold water to prevent it from sticking. Cut the mozzarella cheese into halves.
3. 
   Prepare salad dressing. To do this, mix olive oil, balsamic sauce and lemon juice in a separate bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste and beat with a fork until smooth.
4. 
   Cut the cucumber into large cubes and the tomatoes into quarters. Cut the pitted olives into rings. In a suitable container, mix all the salad ingredients. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently.
5. 
   The finished salad can be served on portioned plates, first sprinkled with basil leaves to taste.

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