Pasta Salad

Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

Ribbon Pasta

Parmesan Cheese (grated)

Dressing:

2 Tomatoes (diced)

1White onion (thinly sliced)

1 clove garlic (crushed)

¼ cup Seedless green olives (sliced)

¼ cup Seedless black olives (sliced)

1 cucumber (peeled and diced)1 Tsp.

Capers

Juice of ½ lemon

Lemon zest

1/2 cup olive oil

Salt & pepper

To prepare pasta:

Boil pasta with salted water or stock until al-dente. Strain in a colander and run a cold water to get rid of excess starch. This prevents pasta from sticking together.

To prepare Dressing:

In a mixing bowl, put garlic, capers, lemon zest and onion. Squeeze in juice of half a lemon, add olive oil and mix thoroughly. Add in tomatoes and olives; mix further. Add the prepared pasta and toss thoroughly to mix the dressing. Sprinkle grated parmesan cheese on top and serve. Could be served at room temperature or chilled.