Tuscan Pasta Salad is an easy pasta salad with bell pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, black olives, and spinach, tossed in a delicious dressing. This pasta salad is a perfect idea for your next brunch! So, if you find this tempting, try today’s recipe.
Easy Tuscan Pasta Salad
Serves: 4
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 500 g penne pasta, cooked and drained
- 200 g black olives, canned
- 250 g spinach, finely chopped
- 200 g sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained
- 1 medium red bell pepper, diced
- 100 g parmesan cheese, grated
Dressing
- 150 ml olive oil
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon Italian herbs
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon raw brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon Himalayan salt
- black pepper to taste
Directions
Step 1
Fill a large saucepan with water, put the lid on and bring to the boil. Add 1 teaspoon of Himalayan salt. Once the water is boiling, stir in the pasta. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions. Once cooked, drain it in a colander. Leave pasta to cool off completely at room temperature.
Step 2
In a medium bowl, combine black olives, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and bell pepper. Toss until combined.
Step 3
Add the pasta to the mixture.
Step 4
To make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, water, Italian herbs, oregano, garlic, brown sugar, Himalayan salt, and pepper.
Step 5
Drizzle the dressing over the pasta salad and serve.
Serving suggestions:
- Put pasta salad in the fridge for 2 hours before serving.
- Serve it as a side dish or have it as a main.
Tips
- To tell if your pasta is cooked, try a piece about a minute or so before the end of the cooking time.
- Pasta is ready when it’s soft enough to eat, but still has a bit of bite.
- You can keep pasta salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- You can substitute lemon juice in pasta dressing with white vinegar.
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