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Parmesan Pasta Salad

July 5, 2015 by Mary Ellen 15 Comments

Parmesan Pasta Salad

Parmesan Pasta Salad

I’m making my Parmesan Pasta Salad that I’ve been making forever. It’s one of those salads you want to add the best ingredients you can find because there are only a few ingredients so they each need to shine.

The dressing is simply olive oil flavored with garlic and cracked black pepper. The remaining ingredients are roasted red peppers, ham, cucumbers, tomatoes and Parmesan cheese. I’ve done my best to measure out the olive oil I used but you might want to use a little more or a little less. Sometimes the pasta seems to just soak it up. So add the oil slowly at the end and then stir in the Parmesan cheese. If it needs a little more oil, you’ll know it then. This is one of those dishes you just have to taste as you go.

Parmesan Pasta Salad

One more tip for you. If you don’t have a pepper mill a substitute is to put your peppercorns on a cutting board. Then using a flat bottom heavy pan, press down hard on the peppercorns until they are the size you want. Part of what makes this salad so good is a small bite of pepper. Ground pepper won’t work at it in it, in fact I might leave it out if that was the choice.

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Parmesan Pasta Salad
Author: Mary Ellen
Recipe type: Salad
Prep time:  30 mins
Cook time:  8 mins
Total time:  38 mins
Serves: Serves 8
 
Angel hair pasta, ham, roasted red pepper, tomatoes, cucumbers with olive oil, parmesan and black pepper dressing.
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. angel hair pasta
  • 1 red pepper roasted or 2 oz. jarred
  • 1 cucumber - seeded and chopped
  • 1/4 bunch parsley - chopped
  • 6 oz. sliced ham - julienned
  • 3 - 4 garlic cloves - chopped
  • 1 - 2 tomatoes - skinned and seeds removed
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons salt - divided use
  • cracked black pepper
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Bring a pan of water to a boil. Add a teaspoon of salt to the water. Add angel hair pasta and cook until ala dente. Drain in a colander. Run cold water over the pasta to rinse.
  2. Bring a pan of water to a boil deep enough for the tomatoes to be submerged. When water is boiling add tomatoes. Leave in the boiling water 1 minute. Rinse under cold water. Peel the tomatoes. Cut in half and squeeze out the seeds. Chop into bite size pieces.
  3. Roast a red pepper or use jarred pimentos. To roast a pepper place it on a hot grill. Blacken it on all sides the best you can. Remove from heat and put in paper bag for 20 minutes. Remove skin from pepper and clean out the inside. Cut into bite size pieces.
  4. Chop the garlic fairly fine or crush it in a garlic press.
  5. Chop the parsley. Put parsley on a triple layer of paper towel and wrap up the parsley. Run under cold water. Squeeze and repeat until the water is not green. Open up and let set until needed.
  6. Peel the cucumber. Cut in half. Scoop out the seeds. Cut each half into 4 pieces lengthwise. Chop into bite size pieces.
  7. Put the pasta in a bowl. Add the cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, parsley, garlic and salt to the pasta. Mix together the best you can.
  8. Add some cracked black pepper and the olive oil. Mix together. If the pasta feels to dry add a little more olive oil. Add the parmesan cheese. Taste to adjust seasonings.
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Comments

  1. Marion@LifeTastesGood says

    July 5, 2015 at 1:48 am

    We sure do love a good pasta salad! This sounds delish, Mary Ellen! Great tip about the peppercorns :)

    Reply
  2. Renee says

    July 5, 2015 at 6:56 am

    Nice to see a pasta salad with angel hair. So many are with short pasta. It’s a nice change and great flavors in it too.

    Reply
  3. Chris Baccus says

    July 5, 2015 at 11:33 am

    Definitely see where you are coming from on the cracked pepper being essential for a recipe like this. The simple dressings are so dependent on the right ingredients, but when do right they are so good. Will have to try this one soon.

    Reply
    • Mary Ellen says

      July 7, 2015 at 6:06 pm

      That bite of pepper when you get it is so good! Makes you realize how good pepper actually is. Hope you do try it Chris.

      Reply
  4. Tara says

    July 5, 2015 at 12:31 pm

    I never see an angel hair pasta, this looks so elegant and delicious, nicely done!

    Reply
  5. Hezzi-D says

    July 5, 2015 at 2:54 pm

    What a gorgeous pasta salad! This looks amazing!

    Reply
  6. Teri@The Freshman Cook says

    July 5, 2015 at 6:47 pm

    Such a wonderful and tasty salad! Love it!

    Reply
  7. Shaina says

    July 5, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    What a great mix of ingredients. I would leave out the ham, and totally devour an entire bowl!

    Reply
  8. Liz says

    July 5, 2015 at 8:58 pm

    I love a pasta salad packed with so many fabulous ingredients! Yours looks like a winner!

    Reply
  9. Cindys Recipes and Writings says

    July 5, 2015 at 9:50 pm

    Delicious!

    Reply
  10. Sarah Reid, CNP (@jo_jo_ba) says

    July 5, 2015 at 10:35 pm

    I’d just eat this and call it dinner!

    Reply
  11. David @ CookingChat says

    July 6, 2015 at 6:47 am

    always love a good pasta salad; this one looks great!

    Reply
  12. Wendy, A Day in the Life on the Farm says

    July 6, 2015 at 8:27 am

    Pasta salad is always a welcome addition to any potluck or picnic and this recipe looks like a winner.

    Reply
  13. Sarah | Curious Cuisiniere says

    July 7, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    What great flavors all packed into one salad. This is perfect for summer!

    Reply
    • Mary Ellen says

      July 7, 2015 at 6:05 pm

      Thanks Sarah! It’s one of my faves.

      Reply

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