Summer Fresh Sicilian Pasta Salad

Sicilian Pasta Salad is a refreshing and delicious summer salad which is loaded with flavours and is super easy to make. Here is how to make this recipe.

Refreshing and delicious, there is nothing like a pasta salad to take you through the day.

Pasta salads are great as they beautifully combine the nutrients from the fresh vegetables with the much needs carbs from the pasta.

It comes together really well and this salad is going to keep you full for a longer time.

This Sicilian Pasta Salad has both Italian and Mediterranean influences that you are going to love.

It’s a brilliant idea to add some raw salads to your meal, some of the other refreshing salad recipes you could try are Citrus Fennel Salad, Grilled Paneer Quinoa Salad, Thai Watermelon Salad, Asian Basil Cucumber Salad, Balsamic Beet Salad, Pear Pomegranate Salad, Starfruit Almond Salad, Avocado Lentil Salad, and a delicious Malaysian Rice Mango Salad.

To make this pasta salad, we are going to start by cooking the pasta.

I’m using Penne Pasta for this recipe.

Firstly, water is heated in a large pot and brought to the boil.

To this, some salt is added and then the pasta is added and cooked till al dente.

It’s important to see to it that the pasta doesn’t overcook.

Once checked, the pasta is drained and transferred to a bowl.

The remaining ingredients like shredded purple cabbage, green olives, halved cherry tomatoes, crumbled ricotta cheese, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and freshly cracked black pepper are all added in and tossed together well with the pasta.

It’s best to serve this Summer Fresh Sicilian Pasta Salad Recipe as soon as it’s dressed so that it retains all the crunch and much-needed nutrients.

The salad brings in that much-needed freshness to any meal, be it lunch or dinner.

It’s also a great salad to serve at a family get together or kids party as it’s very different from the regular mayo-laden salads that tend to be extremely heavy sometimes.

So if you’re looking for something light and refreshing, then this would be just the perfect salad to try.

The flavours of the extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and ricotta cheese come together really well and give the salad a delicious twist.

Another thing that I love about this salad is how the colours come together beautifully, from the prominent purple hue of the cabbage, interspersed with the tiny fresh tomatoes and creamy white colour of the cooked pasta.

So here is how to make it.

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Sicilian Pasta Salad Recipe

Sicilian Pasta Salad is a refreshing and delicious summer salad which is loaded with flavours and is super easy to make. 

 Course Salad

 Cuisine Italian

 Prep Time 5 minutes

 Cook Time 15 minutes

 Total Time 20 minutes

 Servings  people

 Calories 466 kcal

 Author Neha Mathur

Ingredients

• 300 g Penne Pasta
• 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
• 1 Cup Purple Cabbage Shredded
• 1/2 Cup Green Olives Halved
• 1/2 Cup Cherry Tomato Halved
• 1/4 Cup Ricotta Cheese Crumbled
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 Tsp Black pepper Freshly cracked

Instructions

1. Heat water in a large pot and bring it to a boil.
2. Add 2 tbsp salt in the water.
3. Add Pasta and cook until Al Dente.
4. Drain and transfer the pasta to a bowl.
5. Add the remaining ingredients and toss well
6. Serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

Do Not over cook the pasta.

Use the best quality ingredients as they bring out the best of the dish.

Nutrition Facts

Sicilian Pasta Salad Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 466Calories from Fat 171

% Daily Value*

Fat 19g29%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Cholesterol 7mg2%

Sodium 290mg13%

Potassium 287mg8%

Carbohydrates 61g20%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 12g24%

Vitamin A 475IU10%

Vitamin C 16.9mg20%

Calcium 66mg7%

Iron 1.5mg8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.