Pasta Salad with Roasted Bell Pepper, Mozzarella, Artichoke Hearts, Kalamata Olives, and Basil
I loved this pasta salad with roasted bell pepper, mozzarella, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, and basil because it was filled with great flavors and textures. I really liked the creamy mozzarella with the sweet tomatoes and roasted bell peppers along with the salty kalamata olives and the tangy artichoke hearts. The whole grain pasta had a nice nutty flavor and went really nicely with the Dijon vinaigrette. I served this delicious pasta salad with Garlic and Herb Shrimp Skewers for a healthy and tasty meal. My kids loved this salad so much that they asked for the leftovers in their lunch box the next day.
How to Make a Pasta Salad with Roasted Bell Pepper, Mozzarella, Artichoke Hearts, Kalamata Olives, and Basil
Make the vinaigrette by combining the olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, shallot, Dijon mustard, garlic, and sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Whisk until well combined then set aside.
Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water per instructions. Drain then rinse with cold water to cool the pasta.
Make the salad by tossing the pasta into a large serving bowl then add the roasted bell peppers, grape tomatoes, sliced kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, basil, and diced mozzarella. Drizzle the vinaigrette on top then gently toss to coat evenly. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
Vinaigrette:
- 2 tbsp olive oil divided
- 2 ½ tbsp white balsamic vinegar
- 2 tsp shallot diced finely
- ½ tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
Pasta Salad:
- 7 oz rotini pasta cooked per instructions
- ¼ cup of roasted bell pepper diced
- ¼ cup of grape tomatoes
- ¼ cup of marinated artichoke hearts chopped
- ¼ cup of kalamata olives sliced
- ¼ cup of mozzarella cheese diced
- ¼ cup of fresh basil chopped
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Make the vinaigrette by combining the olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, shallot, Dijon mustard, garlic, and sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Whisk until well combined then set aside.
- Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water per instructions. Drain then rinse with cold water to cool the pasta.
- Prepare the salad by tossing the pasta into a large serving bowl then add the roasted bell peppers, grape tomatoes, sliced kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, basil, and diced mozzarella.
- Drizzle the vinaigrette on top then gently toss to coat evenly. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Enjoy.
What a lovely salad!Sounds really refreshing!xxx
This is a fresh and lovely salad!
I absolutely love everything in this salad! It’s so light and chockfull of veggies, which makes it perfect to bring the leftovers to work the next day (if there are any left!).
I could LIVE on salads like this, thanks for sharing.
why, it’s almost as if i’m spending a moment in the mediterranean. 🙂
Oh, Pam…you make the best meals! I love every ingredient in this pasta. This is going on my “must make” recipe list!
Personally… for me.. the best salad is a pasta salad 🙂 And when you use all those yummy ingredients, how could it not be???
This looks FANTASTIC! I’m loving all of those flavors together.
Sounds wonderful!
This looks yummy! I like the addition of artichokes in this. Thanks for sharing!
What a great summer salad. Filing it for later!!
What a fantastic pasta salad, Pam! I can already tell that this will be making its way to my dinner – or lunch – table soon!
Oooh. I make something very similar but I never add mustard. I’m going to try that! Also, don’t you just love white balsamic? Mmmm. That’s my salad dressing of choice – olive oil, white balsamic, salt & papper. Yum!
I make a similar pasta and it is always a hit! Love this one!
I so totally wish this were on the menu for dinner tonight! It has all of my favorite antipasto components.
you make the most indulgent salads.. I would lose my 5 pounds of fat that never leaves me if I hung out with you Pam.
🙂 LOVE!
I’ve been to a function where someone cooked up a pasta salad a lot like this one. Now I have a recipe! I bet this is fantastic.
This pasta salads sounds wonderful. I love all the ingredients that you put in it.
I love pasta salad and this recipe is definitely going on the must try list.
This does the job as a side dish or a main course. I have some tricolor rotini that I need to use up. I might make a version of this for lunch before we go to the pool. I could make substitutions for everything I don’t have except the artichoke heart, there’s no substitute for that. Guess I’ll have to make another trip to the store (3rd time this weekend).
A nice, grown up pallet of flavors!!! Beautiful salad!
This was delicious! I love all of the ingredients and it was so easy to make!
Hello,
I have just come across your website and I LOVE it! I was just wondering….I see a link that says recipe box at the top of your site, but I don’t know how to add recipes from your site to the recipe box. Is there a way to do that?
Charlene,
Thanks for your kind words. I am so glad you like my website.
Click the save link (on the top of the written and printable recipe) and sign up for Ziplist… it will give you the instructions you need to add a recipe to your recipe box. Good luck!
Cheers,
Pam
Perfect! Thank you!
After we added half a lime it tasted amazing!