Tomato and mozzarella pasta salad

Name: Tomato and mozzarella pasta salad
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 250g dried penne pasta; 250g cherry tomatoes, halved; 125g mozzarella ball, torn; 1 red pepper, diced; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 10g fresh basil, torn

A fresh pasta salad with sweet tomatoes, mozzarella and basil, dressed with olive oil instead of nutty pesto.

Time25 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.90 a head

4 servings

Ingredients

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250 gdried penne pasta
250 gcherry tomatoeshalved
125 gmozzarella balltorn
1red pepperdiced
3 tbspolive oil
1 tbspred wine vinegar
10 gfresh basiltorn

Method

1
Boil the pasta in salted water for 11 minutes until just tender.
11 min
2
Drain and rinse under cold water until cool.
3
Whisk the oil and vinegar with a pinch of salt and pepper in a large bowl.
4
Add the pasta, tomatoes, pepper and mozzarella and toss gently.
5
Stir in the basil just before serving.

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