Rotini Salad

Insalata di Rotini

About This Recipe

This Rotini salad is tossed with exhilarating ingredients, perfect for any picnic! Enjoy cherry tomatoes, black olives, fresh tuna, capers, mozzarella and Italian herbs.

PREP TIME: 120 minutes

COOK TIME: 10 minutes

SERVES: 7-9

BARILLA PASTA:
Rotini Rotini

Ingredients

1 BOX Barilla Rotini
1/3 CUP Barilla Monti Iblei Dop
3 CUPS Cherry Tomatoes, Quartered
1 CUP Kalamata Olive, Halved
6 OUNCES Tuna In Olive Oil, Drained
1 CUP Fresh Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese (May Substitute Fresh Mozzarella)
1 TEASPOON Salt-Packed Caper, Soaked
1/2 CUP Fresh Basil, Chopped
TO TASTE Sea Salt
TO TASTE Black Pepper, Freshly Ground

Cooking Instructions

    BRING a large pot of salted water to a boil.
    SOAK capers in a bowl of water for 30 minutes to remove excess salt.
    COMBINE cherry tomatoes, olives, tuna, mozzarella, basil, salt, pepper and olive oil in a large bowl. Set aside to marinate 30 minutes to 2 hours.
    ADD Rotini to boiling water. Cook according to package directions. Drain, place on flat baking pan, drizzle with olive oil, and let cool.
    DRAIN capers and mince finely; add capers to the large bowl. When pasta is cool, add pasta to bowl. Toss all ingredients, season with additional salt and pepper as desired, toss well and serve.

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