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Warm Southern Pasta Salad

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 225 g pasta (spiral pasta)
  • 6 stalk(s) asparagus
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 40 g Parmesan, freshly grated
  • ½ small zucchini
  • 2 spring onions, chopped
  • 50 g walnuts, chopped
  • 50 g green olives, quartered
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

Cook the pasta. Meanwhile, blanch the asparagus in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Drain and cut into 1-inch pieces. Drain the cooked pasta, but do not rinse, and place it in a large bowl. Pour olive oil over the pasta and toss with two forks. Add a little Parmesan cheese and toss again. Fold in the asparagus, zucchini, leeks, walnuts, and green olives. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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