This is such a yummy and unique pasta salad. I love to serve it for a lunch or as light dinner with some French bread and olive oil.
The flavors are really beautiful together with a bit of cayenne pepper, truffle oil, and finished off with balsamic vinegar and sea salt. It is a really easy dish to prepare yet one that feels gourmet. Doesn’t get better than that!
Not to mention it looks stunning!
Ok let’s get started!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 -3/4 box of penne pasta
- 3 roma tomatoes, chopped small
- 2 tbsp. onion or shallot, diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced or 1 tsp
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/8 tsp. of cayenne pepper
- sea salt
- 1 1/2 tsp white truffle oil
- Baby spring salad mix
- 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
Instructions:
- To start, prep the onion, tomato, and garlic.
- Get a pot of water going and add salt.
- Now in a large pan add 1 tbsp. olive oil over medium heat.
- Add the tomatoes, onion, and garlic. Season with the cayenne, Italian seasoning, and some salt. Cook for about 10-15 minutes.
- While that is cooking add the pasta to the water and cook until al dente. Reserving 1/4 cup of pasta water
- When the pasta is ready, add to the tomato mixture along with the reserved pasta water and the truffle oil.
- Mix all together and cook for about 1 minute.
- Plate the pasta and add a handful of spring mix on the top.
- Sprinkle with sea salt and drizzle on about 1 tsp or so over the spring mix.
- ENJOY!
