Aww Pastina!! love it!
What you'll need:
- 1/2lb Pastina Pasta
- 1/2 Clove Garlic
- 3tsp Red Wine Vinegar
- 1/2lb Fresh Mozzarella
- 10 Grape Tomatoes
- 1tsp White Wine
- 2tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 9 Leave Fresh Basil
- 1/4tsp Oregano
- 1 pinch salt/pepper
Make it:
Bring 3 cups of water to a boil with a pinch of salt and a 1/2 tsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. If you're going to use Pastina, add it to the boiling water and continue to stir. This will cook quickly, in about 3 minutes. Keep an eye it. The water should reduce to nothing and your little stars should be fully grown. Take off the heat while still slight al dente. (Al dente means "to the tooth" in Italian so there should be a bit of a bite to the pasta before removing from heat. It will continue to cook after removing from the heat) Refrigerate with a cover while we work on the rest.
In a bowl, add the grape tomatoes, sliced in half with the shredded basil, minced garlic clove, and the rest of the ingredients. Let chill. Once cold, add the pasta and continue to keep cold. While cooling, stir the cold pasta salad and add salt and pepper to taste.
Served chilled!
Optional: Use whole wheat pasta such as Rigatoni
