Easy Pasta Salad with Salami, Roquefort & Black Olives
BBQ Time!
Oh my lovely sis has only done it again – this lovely Pasta Salad with Salami, Roquefort & Black Olives is delicious! I guess you could call it Italian Salami pasta salad!
We had it as part of a BBQ and would be great just as launch in the garden.
Kathy served it with BBQ Chinese Pork and new potatoes – yum!
Kathy also used Pasta Bows – actually called Farfalle.
Farfalle Pasta
Farfalle are a type of pasta/noodle commonly known as bow-tie pasta. The name is derived from the Italian word farfalla (butterfly).
The ‘e’ at the end of the word is the Italian feminine plural ending, making the meaning of the word “butterflies”
Any pasta shape would work – but these look so pretty!
So how to make Easy Pasta Salad with Salami?
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It’s so easy and so different. Simply boil your pasta as on pack instructions and follow the recipe below!
I like to leave a bowl in the fridge and have it for lunches too
The blue cheese is mild and with the Salami and Black Olives it’s really good! The flavour combination is great
Add the freshly chopped herbs and it really makes this salad zing!
I think it would also be good with a few garden peas?
Anyway have a go and see what you think.
With this amazing weather we all need a few extra recipes and dishes up our sleeves for Alfresco dining!
Go on have a go at this Pasta Salad with Salami, Roquefort & Black Olives and let me know how you get on?!
I do so love to get your comments
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Another healthy Salad
One of my healthy faves is my No Mayo Asian Slaw – delicious
Big love
Clare & Kathy xx
Easy Pasta Salad with Salami, Roquefort & Olives
Ingredients
- 100 g small pasta shapes pasta bows
- 1 red pepper cored, seeded & chopped
- 2 to Cherry Tomatoes skinned & chopped
- 100 g Italian salami rinded & diced
- Few black olives - pitted
- 50 g Roquefort cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
- Freshly ground black pepper
- To garnish 1 tablespoon finely chopped herbs - we used parsley rosemary and mint
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in boiling salted water for 15-20 minutes until tender, drain throughly
- Put the pasta in a bowl with the pepper, tomatoes, salami & olives, mix well & set aside
- Mash the softened cheese in a separate bowl, then gradually work in the oil, mayonnaise & wine vinegar, add pepper to taste.
- Fold the cheese dressing into the pasta salad until all the ingredients are well coated, then turn into a serving bowl & sprinkle with the chopped herbs.
- Chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes, can be made well ahead of time.
- Tastes better if you take it out of the fridge for at least 15 minutes before serving.
