Buttons and Bows Summer Salad
published by A Bromley on May 3, 2012
It is summer and all those vibrant green, leafy herbs and vegetables are in along with those wonderful juicy ripe red tomatoes. Now is the time to enjoy pasta without that ever popular spaghetti, marinara or alfredo sauce and this one is all chilled and cold and delicious.
BUTTONS and BOWS SUMMER SALAD
Cook, drain and rinse in cold water 1/2 pound of bow pasta according to pkg. directions (Drain completely before adding to vegetable and herb mixture)
While pasta is cooking
In a small mixing bowl combine
4 firm, ripe red tomatoes cut into bite size pieces
1 1/2 cups button mushrooms
1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese (optional)
1/2 cup arugula leaves coarsely chopped
1/2 cup baby spinach leaves coarsely chopped
1/4 cup basil leaves chopped medium fine
2 Tbsp. chopped ripe olive (black)
1/2 red onion medium fine chopped
Toss together with
1 1/2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1/3 cup light olive oil
Toss vegetable and herb mixture with drained pasta. Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.
# 1 by janet Trieschman
May 3rd, 2012 at 9:45 pm #
sounds good
# 2 by Lynn Proctor
May 3rd, 2012 at 9:49 pm #
I love the ingredients in this salad. I am a big fan of black olives and feta cheese, also. This sounds wonderful!
# 3 by lauralu
May 3rd, 2012 at 9:50 pm #
sounds so good I must try it God Bless ^_^
# 4 by Lisa Marie Mottert
May 4th, 2012 at 5:01 am #
Like the title…sounds real good:)
Thanks for sharing:)
# 5 by momofplenty
May 4th, 2012 at 8:06 am #
I am thinking that this would be a great dish for a party… because it will look pretty.
# 6 by jennifer eiffel01
May 4th, 2012 at 2:07 pm #
Wow! Sounds delicious! I love recipes like this one. with pasta.
I adore pasta and I am Polish!
# 7 by Rose that grew from concrete
May 4th, 2012 at 2:45 pm #
This is a fantastic salad I love olives tomato and feta cheese. Can’t wait to try it out. Great post
# 8 by ArgyrwEva
May 5th, 2012 at 7:20 am #
Sounds really delicious!!! Thanks fos sharing!
# 9 by Dee Gold
May 11th, 2012 at 12:08 am #
Did you say salad? I forgot how sleepy I am, I need to try this,thanks
# 10 by Eunike
May 11th, 2012 at 2:49 am #
The ingredients are good, so the salad must be good
# 11 by porkey
May 11th, 2012 at 6:53 am #
A good recipe for me