Pasta Salad with Crispy Fried Onion
Ingredients
- 200 g fusilli pasta
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 greenhouse cucumber (200 g)
- 250 g mini mozzarella
- 200 g cherry tomatoes
- crispy fried onion
- lamb's lettuce
- salt and pepper
Preparation
- Cook the pasta in salted water, drain, put it back in the pot, season with freshly ground pepper and sea salt if needed. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil, mix and spread on the bottom of a glass salad bowl. Sprinkle with fresh oregano.
- Meanwhile, prepare the crispy fried onion.
- Peel the cucumber and dice it, place it on the layer of pasta.
- Add mozzarella balls drained from their brine, then halved cherry tomatoes.
- Sprinkle with the fried onion and cover with lamb's lettuce. Drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
- The salad can be mixed before serving and seasoned with salt and pepper right on the plates.
Tips
The fried onion can be placed on the layer of tomatoes - as in the photo - or spread on the layer of pasta.