Super Easy Tomato Basil Garden Pasta Salad
There finally is a bit of a nip in the air during the day and the end of the summer garden is quickly coming. I went out to get the last of my ripe tomatoes and even some of my green ones before the first frost hits here Saturday. I always try to use the last of my garden up before it’s gone, and this super easy tomato basil garden pasta salad is a great way to use the last of the summer veggies. It’s so easy!
I use:
1 pound of cooked whole wheat pasta
the last of my ripe tomatoes chopped(about 3 -4 cups)
1 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup chopped basil
1/2 cup chopped onion
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup cooked chicken(optional)
freshly grated Parmesan cheese
I mix all of the veggies in the oil with the chopped basil and let it sit in the fridge a few hours so the flavors mingle.
Once my pasta is ready, I toss it all together with the cooked chicken and sprinkle a little parm cheese on top. My kids love to pooooouuuur the cheese on. 🙂 I also like to drizzle a little balsamic vinegar on top too.
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This looks fantastic, Jen! I bet some white beans would be great in this, too. I just tossed my tomato plants in the heap, they wore themselves out this summer! Now I just have some blubs to plant and I am ready to hang up the gardening gloves!
XO,
Jane
I know it was finally a good year for tomatoes!
I still have some green tomatoes on my plant. I don’t like tomatoes but I grow them for my fiance. What do you do with green tomatoes or can they still ripen off the vine in a window sill?? (I live in the Chicagoland area too so I know I need to pick them soon)
I normally wrap them in newspaper and check them every few days, They’ll ripen on their own that way