Description
This Lemon Capellini Salad is a light and refreshing cold pasta salad filled with tomatoes and capers tossed in a bright lemon dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz capellini pasta or angel hair pasta
- 2 medium lemons juiced plus 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1½ teaspoons garlic salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup diced tomatoes seeds removed
- 3 tablespoons capers drained
- 1 tablespoon curly leaf parsley finely chopped
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the capellini pasta until tender.
- Drain the pasta and rinse with cool water to stop the cooking process.
- In a large bowl whisk together lemon juice lemon zest olive oil garlic salt and black pepper.
- Add the cooled pasta diced tomatoes and capers to the bowl and toss to combine.
- Stir in the chopped parsley and toss again.
- Serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Toss again before serving to redistribute the dressing.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 218
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 706mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg