Simple Pasta Salad
A Simple Pasta Salad is always the key to a quick side dish or main dish. When making pasta salad, a good brand of olive oil, a mixture of dried or fresh spices, salt, pepper and a combination of raw or cooked veggies are required.
Television and the internet can be intimidating with all fancy pasta recipes and fancy names. Pasta is not a difficult ingredient to cook or mix with other ingredients. Many people love using salt and pepper as main ingredients in their pasta dishes, but what about the fresh herbs such parsley, thyme, oregano, mint, etc. And even vegetables make a huge difference. Raw, steamed, boil or grilled vegetables add texture to a pasta dish.
Pasta is not a difficult ingredient to cook or mix with other ingredients. Many people love using salt and pepper as main ingredients in their pasta dishes, but what about the fresh herbs such parsley, thyme, oregano, mint, etc. And even vegetables make a huge difference. Raw, steamed, boil or grilled vegetables add texture to a pasta dish.
Spices and fresh vegetables go very well with any pasta dish without any sauce added. The same concept must be applied when making pasta with a red or white sauce. The red or white sauce must be flavorful.
A bad sauce, in my opinion, is the worst enemy of a pasta dish. It is very difficult to fix a dish that has already been prepared. When making any type of sauce, make sure the sauce is well spiced and made with fresh ingredients. You will notice the difference.
Remember the key to making a wonderful dish is having good ingredients and good spices. Don’t go for that cheap spice when you can get a bolder taste with a well-known brand spice. I am not saying that you should buy expensive spices but sometimes some of the expensive ones are worth buying.
A little secret to share with you — Mrs. Dash Original is great with a Simple Pasta Salad. A good Italian Seasoning mix also does a great job at flavoring the pasta. Let all the flavors marinate together before serving.
Enjoy a Simple Pasta Salad with bold flavors and not just with salt and pepper. All you need to know is how to make a Simple Pasta Salad and you can be more creative and more comfortable at experimenting with ingredients. Enjoy!
Simple Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 1 lb pasta small shaped pasta preferably
- ½ cup green peppers diced small
- ½ cup sweet red peppers diced small
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup onions or Shallot or Scallion. Diced small
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
Instructions
- Boil Pasta according to instructions on box. Drain pasta and set aside. In a small bowl, mix oil, spices, green and red peppers and onion/shallot/scallion. Stir in the oil mixture into the pasta and make sure everything is well incorporated. Let flavors marinate for a few minutes before serving. Serve at room temperature.
Nutrition
Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
Nutrition info is automatically generated and provided as a courtesy and as an estimate only.
