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Caprese Pasta Salad with Sausage

Cooking time: 25 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for "menu"  instructions

Caprese Pasta Salad with Sausage                                 Time: 25 minutes

3 - 6 sausages, 8 oz total weight (250 gr) depending on size. I use 6 'cause mine are skinny - for this
                                                                salad I used duck sausage with olives
1 package (ball) mozzarella - cow is okay, buffalo is better Or
1 package small mozzarella balls   (you do know that it is water buffalo, an Italian domesticated, herd animal (like a cow, but different), not American Bison, don't you?...)
1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes  Or
2 tomatoes
Fresh basil - about 1/2 cup of leaves (as far as I am concerned one cannot have too much!)
1 1/2 cups pasta (8oz) - the small kind - farfalle, shells, etc.
3 tbs Balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil - good stuff

Cook pasta according to package directions.  Drain and rinse with cold water.  Cook sausages on barbecue grill for 8 - 12 minutes or until done OR pan fry for same amount of time, until done.  Cut cherry or grape tomatoes in half or leave whole.  Cut large tomatoes into  thick slices, then quarter the slices.  Slice mozzarella into thick slices then in quarters (we are aiming for bite-size).  Cut sausages into 1 inch slices.  Add tomato, mozzarella and sausage to pasta and toss lightly.  Mix oil and vinegar and add to pasta, tossing to combine.  Top with basil leaves - tearing the larger ones in half and serve
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Cooking Schedule: 25 minutes Assemble all ingredients and utensils Light/turn on barbecue grill if using Put water on high heat for pasta Cut tomatoes - if needed Cut mozzarella - if needed Start to cook sausages Cook pasta

Mind the sausages Wait for everything to get done Drain pasta, rinse lightly Finish sausages and cut Whisk together vinegar and oil add to pasta, toss well to mix Add basil leaves Serve and eat

 

 

 

 

 

 

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