Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked bow tie pasta, cooled
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons herb oil, recipe follows
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, split
- 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
- 1 cup roughly chopped roasted chicken
- 1 cup roughly chopped marinated artichokes
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
In a large bowl toss all of the ingredients. Serve or store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Herb Oil:
- 1/2 bunch parsley
- 1/2 cup packed fresh basil
- 1/2 bunch fresh thyme
- 1/2 cup packed fresh oregano
- 1/2 orange, zested
- 1 whole dried arbol chile
- 1 teaspoon whole black pepper corns
- 2 cups canola oil
- 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
In a 1-quart mason jar, place all of the herbs, zest, chile, and peppercorns. Pour both oils into a saucepan and heat to 200 degrees F. Pour the hot oils into the jar and cover with a kitchen towel. Let stand overnight.
Place cheesecloth over the top of the jar and replace the outer rim of the lid. Invert and strain oil into desired container.
Yield: 2 cups
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By courtney09
PA
on June 19, 2011
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Great! Perfect for a Summer BBQ. Full of flavor! I did put salt and pepper on the artichokes and the tomatoes for some more flavor in addition to the wonderful and flavorful herb oil. I also put some crumbled feta cheese on top for decoration and flavor.
I am not sure what the other reviewers are referring to about the pasta lacking flavor. I will say that I layered the bowl. That is, I put a little pasta, artichoke, tomato, chicken, and the oil in and mixed each individual layer...it helped make sure that everything was coated with the oil. I also let the pasta sit in the refrigerator for 2 hours after in order to let the flavors meet.
I served this dish at a BBQ and everyone ate it and loved it! I will definitely use this again!
By valleybrew_11779375
Hope valley, RI
on August 09, 2010
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I have made this pasta salad on a number of occasions for my church everyone LOVES it !!!!!
By sj4bs_4682839
Beaverton, OR
on June 19, 2010
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I followed the recipe including making the oil and the salad had almost no flavor. To save the pasta salad I mixed kalamata olives, capers and garlic in the food processor along with a little more of the herb oil. That along with some Parmesan cheese added enough flavor.
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