Elbow Macaroni and Olive Salad
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
20 min.
Preparation
ready in 30 min.
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Ingredients
for
6
- Ingredients
- salt (to taste)
- 8 cups dry Elbow macaroni
- 1 cup pitted black olives (roughly chopped)
- 1 Cucumber (peeled; seeded and diced)
- 1 small yellow onion (peeled and diced)
- 5 Plum tomato (rinsed and sliced into wedges)
- ⅔ cup ham (diced or cut into strips)
- 4 cups Mozzarella (cubed)
- ¾ cup good quality olive oil
- ½ cup white balsamic vinegar
- freshly ground Black pepper (to taste)
Preparation steps
1.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to package instruction until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water and drain again.
2.
In a large bowl, mix together pasta, olives, cucumber, onion, tomatoes, ham, and cheese. Toss to incorporate.
3.
In a small bowl, whisk olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper together. Drizzle over salad and toss to thoroughly coat.
4.
Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
