Pasta Salad with Asparagus or Kuşkonmaz ile Makarna Salatası |
Pasta Salad with Asparagus or Kuşkonmaz ile Makarna Salatası
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Radiatore Pasta (Or any shape you like)
- 8 Ounces Asparagus, tough ends trimmed
- 1 Pint Grape Tomatoes
- 1 Small Red Onion
- 4 Ounces White Cheese aka Feta Cheese
- 1/4 Cup Green or Black Olives, pitted and sliced
- Salt To Taste
- 1 Cup Mayonnaise
- 1 Cup Yogurt (Not Fat-free)
- Juice of 1/2 large lemon
- 3 Cloves Garlic, smashed
- 1 Tablespoon Dried Dill
- 1 Tablespoon Oregano
- 2 Tablespoons Dried Parsley (or 1 small hand full chopped fresh)
- 1 Teaspoon Dried Mint
- Pinch Black Pepper
- 1/4 Cup Olive Oil
- Optional Crushed Red Pepper Flakes to Taste
- In a large stockpot, cook the pasta according to the directions using the shortest cooking time.
- Trim the asparagus and cut into 1 inch pieces. Place into the water with the pasta 2 minutes before the cooking time is up.
- When cooked, drain and rinse lightly with cold water or drain and place in one layer on a large baking sheet to cool.
- While the pasta is cooking, you can cut your tomatoes into halves and finely chop the onion and place together in a large bowl. Add the sliced olives and the cheese.
- I use a large Mason jar with a lid to mix my dressing but you can use a large bowl. Whichever you prefer is fine, however you can really shake it up in the closed jar.
- Mix your mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, dill, oregano, parsley, mint, black pepper, and olive oil in your jar or bowl and mix well. Pour 1/4 of the mixture over the tomatoes, onion, olives and cheese and mix well.
- When the pasta and asparagus have cooled, add to the mixing bowl and toss together.
- Add the remaining dressing to the pasta and combine well.
- This can be served at room temperature or you can make it ahead and chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
Yummy April, eline saglik - we love asparagus and pasta is always popular, look forward to trying out this one : )
ReplyDeleteThanks Ozlem - Asparagus is one of my daughters favorites too!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter's favourite too.
ReplyDeleteHi +Backto Bodrum, I bet if you put them in right before serving some of those delicious greens you had available at OTFest that you mentioned in your post would be nice!
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