Pasta salad with bacon marinade

Name: Pasta salad with bacon marinade
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 500 g short pasta (e.g. penne rigate); 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 200 g smoked bacon; 1 Onion; 6 TABLESPOONS Fruit vinegar; 1 TEASPOON Vegetable broth (instant); 500 g cherry tomatoes; 2 Federation Chives; 150 g Arugula; 250 g Mini-Mozzarella balls; 7-10 Tbsp Pepper

AUTHOR
Kate Willis

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

Pastasalad is a must at every party, especially when the bacon dressing makes it so juicy

COOK TIME
35 mins

TOTAL TIME
35 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 10

500 g short pasta (e.g. penne rigate)
7-10 Tbsp Salt
200 g smoked bacon
1 Onion
6 TABLESPOONS Fruit vinegar
1 TEASPOON Vegetable broth (instant)
500 g cherry tomatoes
2 Federation Chives
150 g Arugula
250 g Mini-Mozzarella balls
7-10 Tbsp Pepper

Directions

1
Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet. In the meantime cut the bacon into short strips and fry them in a pan without fat for about 10 minutes until crispy. Peel and finely dice the onion and fry briefly. Deglaze with 200 ml water and vinegar. Bring to the boil, stir in vegetable stock and simmer for about 2 minutes.
2
Drain the pasta, let it drain and put it back into the pot. Stir in bacon marinade. Let everything cool down.
3
Wash and halve the tomatoes. Wash chives and rocket, shake dry. Cut the chives into small rolls. Chop the rocket coarsely. Cut cheese balls in half. Mix prepared salad ingredients and noodles. Season to taste with salt and pepper.