I love carbs, they are not my enemy. Summer is time for light pasta dishes & refreshing pasta salads. The best kind of meal is one that doesn’t involve turning on your oven in the summer. Cherry tomatoes, zucchini & onions are plentiful & in this simple yet flavorful dish.
Notes
Tastes great warm or cold.
Ingredients
- 1 12 ounce box of pasta (I used tri color farfalle)
- 8 ounces of mushrooms, washed & sliced
- 1 small zucchini, sliced (yields about 1 cup)
- 1 small white onion, chopped (yields about 1 cup)
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered. Use assorted varieties for a prettier pasta salad.
- 6 ounces pepperoni, sliced & cut in half (I used two 3 ounce packages)
- 10 whole pepperchinis, de-stemmed & thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- *shredded mozzarella cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the directions on the box (drain & set aside in a large mixing bowl when finished). I like to prepare my vegetables while the pasta cooks.
- Add mushrooms, zucchini & onions with a splash of olive oil to a skillet & cook for 10 minutes.
- Toss the cooked vegetables in with the pasta, add cherry tomatoes, pepperoni, pepperchinis, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, black pepper & sea salt. Stir well.
- Serve with a little bit of mozzarella cheese.
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dana @ wonder forest says
yum this looks so good!
xo dana
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Sunny & Star says
I have seen several yummy looking recipes on here today! 🙂
theolivetree says
I would leave out the olives…:) my hubs would love this … he loves olives!! looks tasty!!
Melissa: Write it in Lipstick says
i love how you put lots of veggies in it, yum.
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Krizia says
Being 100 % Italian myself, I must say that looks DELICIOUS!
x Krizia
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Sharon says
It looks delicious except for the pepperoni (sorry I have just about removed meat out of my diet).