Orecchiette Salad with Roast Beef

Votes: 1

Time: 25 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 500, total fat 22 G., saturated fats 7 G., proteins 26 G., carbohydrates 51 G., fiber 3 G., cholesterol 49 mg, sodium 548 mg, sugar 1 G.

If you have just a little roast beef left in the fridge from last night's dinner, make the most of it and make this hearty orecchiette pasta salad with chunks of meat, bocconcini mozzarella, marinated vegetables, and fresh herbs. It's juicy and filling, and it's enough for four.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

200 g orecchiette pasta (ears)
1 cup bocconcini (small mozzarella balls), cut in half
1 cup marinated artichoke hearts, quartered
8 small sweet pickled peppers (such as Peppedue), quartered
3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint or basil
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
4 cups fine arugula
170 g thin slices of roast beef, cut into strips

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add salt. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions; drain but do not rinse. Meanwhile, combine the bocconcini, artichoke hearts, pickled peppers, and mint in a serving bowl. Add the olive oil, lemon zest and juice, season with salt and pepper to taste, and toss to combine.
Add the pasta and toss again. Just before serving, add the arugula and roast beef. Season the salad with pepper to taste.

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