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Trecce dell'Orto Pasta Salad with Vegetables, Olives and Cheese
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: Pasta cooking time
Ingredients (Serves 6)
250 gr. (1/2 pound) Trecce dell'Orto (Garden Braid) pasta
5 Large pods fresh fava beans, shelled, beans cut in half
1 Green onion, minced
1 Stalk celery, chopped
3 Medium tomatoes, chopped
6 Pimiento filled mammoth green olives, chopped
6 Kalamata olives, minced
3 Ripe figs, cut into bite-sized chunks
1 cup Queso Mejicano (Mexican fresh cheese), cubed
6 Tbs. Beans (Canellini, Mayo Peruano, or your favorite variety of beans)
2 Tbs. Rosemary flavored extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• Basil, mint, rucola leaves to taste, broken into pieces by hand
• Juice of 1/2 lemon, freshly squeezed
• Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
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Preparation
• Chop, mince, cut all ingredients as indicated above.
• In the meantime cook pasta al dente in salted water.
• Drain and transfer on serving bowl.
• Add all ingredients and mix thoroughly.
• Serve warm, or let cool and serve as cold pasta salad.
Comments
• You may use plain EVOO, or EVOO flavored to your taste.
• You may use mozzarella, scamorza, or your favorite kind of cheese instead of Queso Mejicano.
• For a vegan version of the recipe, just don't add cheese. It still a very tasty, nutritious recipe.
Wine and Beverage Pairing
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 Ansonica Fior Fiore, Falanghina Pompeiano, Rosato Italiano IGP, Chianti DOC Bernardino, Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Rosso DOC, Monica di Sardegna.


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