10 smoked sun tomato pasta salad Recipes

pasta (curly or tube ), smoked mozzarella cheese, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes with italian herbs, in oil (reserve the oil for sauce), grape tomatoes or 12 oz cherry tomatoes, halved, fresh spinach, diced up, chipotle garnishing sauce (use some of the sauce too) or 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, to taste (use some of the sauce too), coarse salt , to taste, fresh ground pepper , to taste, mayonnaise , to taste (optional)

penne pasta, garlic clove, halved, mayonnaise, smoked gouda, cut into 1/4-inch cubes, sun-dried tomatoes preserved in olive oil, drained and thinly sliced, arugula

bow tie pasta, grapes, bulgarian style feta cheese, pre-smoked salmon, oregano and sun-dried tomato dressing

rotini or fusilli (corkscrew-shaped pastas), garlic cloves, dijon-style mustard, red-wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, water, vegetable oil, sun-dried tomatoes (not packed in oil), soaked in hot water for 5 minutes and drained well, smoked mozzarella, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, a 1-lb can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed, sliced hard salami , cut into julienne strips, bottled small peperoncini (pickled tuscan peppers), dried hot red pepper flakes, loosely packed fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves, minced

uncooked penne pasta, smoked chicken sausage with sun-dried yellow tomatoes and roasted garlic (such as gerhard s), thinly sliced, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, vertically sliced red onion, chopped drained oil-packed sundried tomato halves, chopped fresh basil, white balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt, freshly ground black pepper, garlic clove, minced

uncooked farfelle (bow tie pasta), sliced asparagus (about 12 oz), smoked salmon, grape or cherry tomatoes, crumbled feta cheese with basil and sun-dried tomatoes, reduced-fat olive oil vinaigrette, salt, freshly ground black pepper

rotini pasta, smoked gouda cheese, cut into 1/4-inch cubes, light mayonnaise, sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and thinly sliced, arugula, salt and pepper

sun-dried tomato (not packed in oil), whole-wheat small shell pasta, swiss chard, washed and cut crosswise into thin strips (not the red variety), smoked turkey, chopped, black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed, chopped sweet onion , such as vidalia, brewed coffee or 1/4 cup tea, such as lapsang-souchong, extra virgin olive oil, lime juice, cider vinegar, molasses, worcestershire sauce, chili powder, ground cumin, salt & freshly ground black pepper