Pasta Salad With Spicy Soy Vinaigrette

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 500 g pasta, e.g. penne, farfalle
• 4 -6 tomatoes, preferably roma
• 1 large cucumber
• 2 -3 red bell peppers or 2 -3 yellow bell peppers
• 200 g canned corn
• 200 g mozzarella cheese
• 1 -3 garlic clove
• 2 -4 hot red chili peppers
• 100 ml balsamic vinegar
• 100 ml olive oil
• 100 ml soy sauce

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta until it is al dente, rinse off with cold water.
• 2 cut vegetables into bite-sized chunks, cut mozzarella cheese into thin slices.
• 3 put cooked pasta, vegetables (including the corn) and mozzarella together in a large salad bowl.
• 4 for the dressing: cut garlic and chili peppers into small pieces. put olive oil and soy sauce into a small sauce pan and heat up at maximum heat. throw in garlic and chili, stir several times.
• 5 when garlic is ready put in the vinegar. stir well and let cook for a very short time, then pour it over the salad and serve while the dressing is still hot.