Roasted Red Pepper, Artichoke and Olive Pasta Salad Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water per instructions. Drain then rinse with cold water to cool the pasta.

Ingredients of Roasted Red Pepper, Artichoke and Olive Pasta Salad

  1. Prepare 1 lb of farfalle (bowtie) pasta, cooked al dente.
  2. It's 1/2 cup of kalamata olives *divided*.
  3. It's 1 cup of roasted red peppers (about 3 large peppers) *divided*.
  4. Prepare 1 of x 12 oz can marinated artichoke hearts, roughly choppped *divided*.
  5. You need 1/2 cup of fresh italian parsley *divided*.
  6. You need 1/2 cup of red onion, sliced very thin *divided*.
  7. You need 2 tablespoons of capers.
  8. It's of Note: anything marked *divided* will be used for both the salad and the dressing.
  9. You need of For the dressing:.
  10. It's 1/2 cup of olive oil.
  11. Prepare 1/2 cup of white wine vinegar.
  12. Prepare 1 tablespoon of dijon mustard.
  13. It's 2 tablespoons of parsley.
  14. It's 2 tablespoons of red onion.
  15. You need 2 cloves of garlic.
  16. Prepare 1/4 cup of roasted red pepper.
  17. You need 10 of of the kalamata olives.
  18. Prepare 1/4 cup of artichoke hearts.
  19. Prepare 1 teaspoon of salt.
  20. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of crushed black pepper.

Roasted Red Pepper, Artichoke and Olive Pasta Salad step by step

  1. Bring a large, salted pot of water to boil. Once the water is boiling rapidly, add the pasta and cook for 8-10 minutes. Start checking at 8 minutes, then keep a close eye after that as you don't want soggy pasta! Once cooked, drain and rinse quickly with cold water and allow to cool..
  2. While the pasta is cooking, chop the olives, peppers, parsley, onion and artichokes..
  3. Place all the dressing ingredients in a blender and pulse until smooth..
  4. Place cooled pasta in a bowl and pour over the dressing (you may not need to use ALL of the dressing, refrigerate any leftover dressing for future use). Toss well..
  5. Then add peppers, capers, olives, artichokes and parsley and toss again..
  6. Enjoy! (Note: can be refrigerated for up to 3 days).

This recipe is from an obscure little cookbook with fabulous recipes called "Canada Cooks Pasta". I have a propensity for lemon and increase the amount of zest and juice. As a matter of fact, I increase the feta and basil as well! Can You Make Italian Artichoke Salad Ahead of Time? You can make some of this artichoke heart salad ahead of time.

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