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Pasta salad with prosciutto, tomatoes, and basil.

Lemon Basil Pasta Salad with Mozzarella & Prosciutto

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This easy to make delicious pasta salad is the perfect side dish for your next backyard BBQ or a main course for these endless hot summer days!
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Course: Dinner, lunch, Main Course, pasta, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 440.4

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz. Uncooked Pasta any short pasta will work
  • 8 oz. Pearl mozzarella cheese or fresh mozzarella cut into small pieces
  • 3 oz. Prosciutto
  • 8 oz. Quartered artichokes
  • 12 oz. Cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes
  • 1 cup Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 oz. Fresh basil
  • 2 large Lemons for lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Granulated garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Black pepper

Equipment

  • 1 Large Bowl
  • 1 small bowl
  • 1 Cutting Board
  • 1 knife
  • 1 large pot
  • 1 colander
  • 1 Measuring cup set
  • 1 Measuring Spoon Set
  • 1 Small whisk
  • 1 kitchen spoon
  • 1 Kitchen Scale

Method
 

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add the pasta. Cook the pasta al dente according to the package directions. Rinse the pasta under cold water until cooled down. And place it into a large bowl.
  2. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half. Cut the prosciutto, and artichokes into small pieces of similar size and add them to the large bowl.
  3. Chiffonade the fresh basil leaves and add them to the bowl. See instructions on how to chiffonade basil in the post.
  4. Juice the lemons and add the lemon juice to a small bowl followed by the extra virgin olive oil, salt, black pepper, and granulated garlic. Using a small whisk or a fork combine the ingredients in the small bowl.
  5. Add the simple dressing in the small bowl to the remaining ingredients in the large bowl. Using a kitchen spoon stir to combine the ingredients and evenly and coat the pasta.

Nutrition

Calories: 440.4kcalCarbohydrates: 30.7gProtein: 11.4gFat: 30.7gSaturated Fat: 7.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 18.8gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 23.5mgSodium: 521.8mgPotassium: 228.8mgFiber: 2.4gSugar: 2.7gVitamin A: 478.2IUVitamin C: 19.7mgCalcium: 138mgIron: 1.2mg

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