The other day I made a wonderful pasta salad. For many reasons I don't eat much pasta (doesn't settle well with my belly) but every once in a while we want a quick and easy lunch. Normally I would just buy a Suddenly Salad and doctor it up but this time I just made it up so here goes nothing.
Bow Tie Pasta Salad with an Asian Twist
1/2 box Bow Tie Pasta
1/2 pint Cherry or Grape tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
3 green onions sliced (white and green part)
1 cup shrimp (thawed and drained well)
Bring to a boil a pot of heavily salted water. Bobby Flay & Ina Garten says you must put lots of salt in the water so who am I to question the culinary experts? Add 1/2 box of bow tie pasta. You can add more if you buy the itty bitty bow ties but I used the biggins so 1/2 box into boiling water. Boil and stir for 12 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water and drain again.
In separate bowl halve your grape/cherry tomatoes add the sliced onions, capers & shrimp.
Add the cold pasta and toss gently.
Add your dressing (recipe below) and gently toss until all is coated.
Dressing ... in small mason jar add the following:
1/2 cup olive oil
1T Sesame oil (no more .. it is strong)
1/4 cup red wine vinegar (less if you don't like a strong vinegar taste)
1T honey
salt & pepper
1T dijon mustard
Put the lid on and shake until all mixed together and add to pasta dish.
Serve with some garlic or italian bread and you have a meal.
Optional: add crumble bacon, feta cheese, craisins. Let your imagination go wild.
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