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This healthy, fast and easy to make vegetable and meat pasta salad makes a great side dish, desert, or first course for a family dinner or dinner party. This vegetarian recipe serves 4.
INGREDIENTS:
8 oz. rigatoni pasta, cooked al dente
4 oz. leftover grilled hamburger paties, diced
2 oz. fresh Roma tomatoes, diced
1 onion, finely chopped
1 large clove elephant garlic, finely crushed
2 cups thick set natural Greek or Balkan yogurt
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tbsp. fresh basil, finely chopped
Raddichio leaves to serve
parsley sprigs to garnish
METHOD:
Arrange raddichio leaves on a platter.
Using a large salad bowl, combine rigatoni, hamburger chunks, tomatoes and onion. In another bowl, thoroughly mix together garlic, yogurt, salt, black pepper and basil. Pour dressing over salad and mix well.
Spoon rigatoni and hamburger salad onto raddichio leaves. Chill for ½ hour and serve cold, garnished with parsley sprigs, as a side dish to meat or poultry, or as a main course with crusty rolls.
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