16 tomato smoked mozzarella 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)

marinated artichoke hearts, rotini pasta, cooked, roasted red bell peppers, drained and cut into strips, smoked mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, baby spinach leaves (about 1 1/2 cups), chopped green chiles, drained, mayonnaise, grated parmesan cheese, pine nuts, toasted, garlic clove, minced, pepper, garnishes: tomato wedges, baby spinach leaves

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

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

fusilli, uncooked or 8 oz other spiral shaped pasta, balsamic vinegar (or more ), olive oil, dried oregano, grape tomatoes, halved or 1 cup cherry tomatoes, basil, fresh, chopped, part-skim smoked mozzarella cheese, table salt (to taste), black pepper (to taste)

marinated artichoke hearts, rotini pasta, cooked, roasted red bell peppers, drained and cut into strips, smoked mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, may use smoked gouda or cheddar cheese instead, baby spinach leaves (about 1-1/2 cups), a 4 oz can chopped green chilies, drained, mayonnaise, grated parmesan cheese, pine nuts, toasted, garlic clove, minced, black pepper, may garnish with tomato wedges, or baby spinach leaves, chopped fresh green onions

uncooked rotini pasta, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, dried oregano, tomato (es), or grape es, halved, basil, fresh, chopped, mozzarella cheese, smoked, diced (1/2 cup), salt, black pepper

tomatoes, seeded & chopped, red onion, chopped, fresh white button mushrooms, sliced, green bell pepper, seeded & chopped, pepperoni, casing removed & cut into small dice, fresh mozzarella cheese or 1 lb fresh smoked mozzarella cheese, diced, leaves fresh basil, cooked , cool under cold water, then drain, pasta, cook and cool , i use bowties, garlic salt, dried oregano leaves or 1 tsp dried italian seasoning, tomato paste, red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, fresh ground black pepper

tomatoes, seeded and chopped, red onion, chopped, fresh white button mushrooms, sliced, green bell pepper, seeded and chopped, pepperoni, casing removed and cut into a small dice, ball fresh mozzarella or fresh smoked mozzarella, diced, leaves fresh basil , torn or thinly sliced, wagon wheel pasta, cooked to al dente and cooled under cold water, then drained, garlic salt, dried oregano leaves or italian dried seasoning, tomato paste, red wine vinegar , eyeball it, extra-virgin olive oil , eyeball it, freshly ground black pepper

shell pasta or 1 lb orecchiette, lime , juice and zest of, extra virgin olive oil, cumin seed, toasted & ground, dried mexican oregano, fresh cilantro, chopped, smoked mozzarella cheese, diced, red onions or 2 shallots, finely diced, red bell pepper, finely diced, jalapeno peppers, finely diced, frozen corn kernels, black beans, drained & rinsed, flame-roasted diced tomatoes, drained, salt & pepper, ground dried chili

light mayonnaise, fat free sour cream, lemon juice, boneless skinless grilled chicken breasts, shredded smoked mozzarella cheese , packed, chopped celery, chopped green onion, grape tomatoes, cut in halves, chopped parsley (parsley flakes can also be used), whole wheat linguine

tri-color corkscrew pasta, marinated quartered artichoke hearts, drained, smoked mozzarella, cubed, link) spicy pepperoni, cubed, tomatoes, halved, chopped jarred pepperoncini, handful fresh basil leaves , torn, garlic, finely chopped, red wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

cooked tri color rotini noodles, smoked deli ham , cut on no. 10 diced, deli hard salami , cut on no. 10 diced, italian seasoning, any will do. i use (red monkey organic grinder-zest italian, freshly ground to taste.), own family recipe italian dressing (1 bottle), grape tomatoes, halved, scallions, sliced thin (green onion), red bell pepper, diced, marinated artichoke hearts, diced, sliced black olives (2 of the small cans), red onion, thinly sliced, grated mozzarella cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, red wine vinegar (i use just a splash or two), extra virgin olive oil , if needed, pepper, salt (if needed)

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