I made this for my family today and they absolutely loved it. My son, who is 19 and a very picky eater, devoured it and even asked to take any extra with him in his lunch tomorrow. There was no extra however because we ate every last bit. Thank you for your recipes and for your teaching about good cooking!
This is going to be on my dinner table today! I've learned that cooking does not always need to be complicated. I love how you emphasize the importance of choosing good quality ingredients and how you prepare them to bring the best out of it. Thank you, Vincenzo❣
Other idea, cook peppers with olive oil, use some good balsamic vinegar (really good one), remove the olives and the tuna, and aside, cook some good sausages on the barbecue with it. Best summer meal !
Vincenzo, to me you are the King of modern italian cooking. Pasta sallad is wonderful. I will try to do this without toona since I am vegetarian. Today I had a perfect Cacio e Pepe in Stockholm. Almost no one of the Italian restaurants here have that. But this restaurant had it and made it so good.
Made it at home for a lunch .it's getting colder outside .so we keep a little bit of the summer on our plate .truly delicious Thanks to you i also stopped buying cheap pasta and use Quality pasta
Oof, pasta salad is one of my favorite things ever. One of the best meals when it's hot outside. And it gets better and better the longer it's in the fridge. This one looks delicious, love the fresh basil..
Vincenzo!!! Thank you for another upload. I have tried so many of your pasta recipes and I have become an expert. My family is very happy with me because of that. Thank you!!! 😊 🙏🏽
@@vincenzosplate I bet it would be delicious as a vegetarian pasta salad too. I think I would maybe add diced calamata olives to it too. Have you thought about making a pasta salad or simple pasta dish with duxelle like the kind you saw Chef Gordon make in your video review with Chef James Makinson? Ooh! Maybe make some stuffed shells with it. I love how Chef Gordon made it with roasted chestnuts. Maybe try that and top with toasted pine nuts and good extra virgin olive oil, and even some roasted little tomatoes around it if you can still get fresh ones this time of year where you are. Yummy!
This one will be a welcome addition to my recipes. Much prettier than my favorite pasta salad recipe, which calls for balsamic, gorgonzola, red onions and parsley. Looks dark, but tastes good. Yours is company pretty.❤
Looks wonderful! I’ve never had vegetable pasta salad with tuna. I mostly use a good extra virgin olive oil and a good vinegar. I can see where the tomatoes make the dressing. Thank you!
Hey Vincenzo, could you do a comparison decoding video about organic spaghettis, where you compare the quality, taste and texture. There are many organic products from brands like DeCecco Organic, La Molisana Organic, Rummo Organic and Delverde Organic. And it would be nice if you also make a video about the organic tomatoes from Mutti.
This was SO Good! Quite possibly the absolute BEST Pasta Salad I have ever eaten! I substituted jackfruit for the tuna because I am a vegetarian and eliminated the olives, because I don't like them, but this was amazingly good! Thank you so much for this recipe!
Chef Vincenzo, what a great recipe! I have already sent it to My Friend from work! Provolone is My favorite cheese! Bellisimo! Keep up the great work Chef!
A tuo fratello piace il cibo di qualità quasi quanto me! Un piatto semplice con ingredienti di qualità e preparato con tanto amore è sempre il piatto migliore. Complimenti e saluti a te e alla tua famiglia dalla Serbia! ❤
@@vincenzosplate I made it. I had plenty of cherry tomatoes from my garden, I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them. then I saw your video. I picked fresh Basil from my garden as well. I had some provolone, and Parmesan Reggiano, tuna, olives, EVOO. I made it the same way as you did in the video, except I went a little light on the salt, and added some chopped anchovies. DELISH.!! Thank you for the inspiration Vincenzo.!!
Thank you for the amazing content, Vincenzo! I was making all' Assassina today, and this one is the next thing going on the menu! You may just be the Godfather of Pasta, Cent Anni! 🙏
I'm from Germany, not that far away from Italy and Italian food is very popular here. I found this channel some weeks ago when I searched for an original recipe of Carbonara - you may imagine what I found 😁 - and today I made the first one from your this channel: This cold olive oil salad 😁 and it's great, although our summer is through..... Best regards from rainy cold Germany Karsten
Ohh yum 😋 I love this!! I don’t necessarily love the cheeses in it but I have a great idea to make it similar… thanks for this idea, I would also add touch fresh garlic too. 🩵
Very nice recipe! I have made it almost exactly like this, just minus the tuna, and with a small spritz of lemon juice. What I also like is one with essentially the pesto ingredients - roasted pine nuts, basil, olive oil, shaved parmigiano, hint of (dried, flaked) garlic, pepper, and also a dash of lemon because the mild acidity brings out the other flavors and adds to that summery freshness.
Gonna try this, as we love these ingredients here in Greece too 💙. Just a thought: Typically, we make the sauce before the pasta, but here it's different. Since we have to wait for the pasta to cool, I think it's better to first finish preparing the pasta, and afterwards, you can start combining the salad. When it's ready, you throw the cooled pasta in, and voila!
When I was a child, my mum regularly made pasta salad in summer or for family celebrations. Apart from the fact that we were a working-class family with four children and money was tight, my mum wasn't really good at cooking either (one reason why I started cooking myself very early on). My mother used the cheapest fussili-like pasta from ALDI, tasteless tomatoes from Dutch greenhouses, mayonnaise instead of olive oil, peas, the cheapest tinned tuna (or sausage) etc.. Olives and basil were never included. I never liked it, in fact I hated it. Since then I have always associated fusilli with the terrible pasta salad of my childhood and have NEVER used it, indeed never made or eaten pasta salad. This video has now convinced me to give Vincenzo's pasta salad a try. I will be using fussili from my favourite pasta brand FAELLA. Thank you for this recipe, Vincenzo.
When I make a pasta salad I dress it with a vinaigrette. They're quite straightforward: 3 parts extra virgin olive oil to one part lemon juice or flavorful vinegar (i.e.not distilled white vinegar) Dijon mustard (this helps to stabilize the emulsion, so it needs to have a very smooth consistency), about half as much as your acid Salt, pepper, and any other seasonings; I recommend garlic powder, onion powder, and parsley to start Whisk or blend until it's thoroughly emulsified. Variations: a bit of sesame oil for a nutty flavor, but only a little bit, because sesame oil is intensely flavored. If you go for lemon juice, try mixing it 50/50 with lime juice. MSG is excellent for an umami kick, but don't overdo it; there's a ton of natural MSG in tomatoes and cheese both. For vinegars, balsamic is sweeter, red wine is intensely sour, apple cider vinegar is nicely balanced, white wine vinegar is like milder red wine vinegar. I haven't tried sherry vinegars because they're hard to come by in the US, or at least my part of it, but I'm sure they'd also be good. If you want to make the emulsion super stable, add a little bit of xanthan gum, but remember that a little goes a _long_ way (at most 1% of the mixture by mass). (Don't be afraid of xanthan gum; it's just a product of sugar fermentation, and it seems to have some gut health benefits.) I've also used roasted garlic in a creamier dressing, but a single roasted clove would be a treat. (But it _must_ be roasted; raw garlic will overpower everything.)
Great recipe Vincenzo. I now have a pasta salad that I can have that’s not covered in cream like the ones from the shops. Can’t wait to make this salad.
This looks tasty. I make a similar one, but more different ingredients. I use fusilli or rotini, whatever I have on hand, and like you, add some olive oil to the pasta while it cools. I put in a lot of different salad vegetables, celery, scallions, black olives, bell pepper slices or chunks, tomatoes, avocado, artichoke hearts from a jar, maybe some others I’m not recalling, also hard boiled eggs, cooked shrimp chopped fairly small, canned tuna or salmon, sometimes some cooked chicken. Then add herbs: basil, garlic, dill, maybe a little oregano, fresh ground pepper, and a dressing of olive oil plus lemon juice and vinegar.
This is great, I will make this next. And if you think it's a lot of oil, he is basically making a salad dressing which has a lot of olive oil in anyway. But this is el naturel!
Hey, you may want to try adding red and green bell pepper thats my favorite part atleast, can add a little red onion too. But ya the sauce the next day or the day after this the best. Thanks for your sharing your recipe!
When we were last in Italy (from the UK) too many years ago, when it was very hot and we had less appetite, we often made a Capresi salad. Simplicity itself: slices of buffalo mozarella, alternating with slices of tomato and basil leaves. The colours of the Italian flag! A good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and lots of black pepper, accompanied with crusty bread to mop up the juices.
This is like eating extra virgin olive oil with a bit of salad 😂 Nevertheless, I learned another new thing (crushing the tomatoes and creating an emulsion with the juices + olive oil); thank you Vincenzo ❤️ Personally, I am not a fan of black or whole olives, I guess I can use shredded green olives or (only salted, not brined) capers instead, right?
Looked good.. I've made pasta salad a few times but I didn't use tuna.. I used sliced meat and not nearly as much olive oil.. Mine was a little dry though. Thank you for the video
Excellent video. Great recipe. I don't think I can find provolone in my neighborhood. Should I substitute it with something else like feta cheese? It's not an Italian cheese but that's the only idea I can come up with. Looking forward to reading some suggestions. 😊
I grew up in an Italian family. My great grandmother and grandmother made pasta salad but used about 1/3 the amount of olive oil. And don’t forget to have a glass of Chianti as the side dish.
Good way to cool down pasta fast for salads. Just drain water from pan, then put cold water into sink, and float pan with pasta inside there. It's faster than fridge and you just need to mix it couple times so pasta has contact with cold sides of the pan. It's also good way to quickly bring down temp of something you want to put into fridge, especially something big, since putting big pot of sauce or something in fridge hot can raise temperature in there.
I'm a little concerned with the amount of oil in that salad but Vincenzo has never failed me with his recipes. I'll trust Vincenzo and give this a try. It does look pretty good.
Vincenzo always has the habit of exaggerating with oil. I, as an Italian like him, have pointed this out to him several times. When he cooks, he puts oil all the time, not only what he puts the beginning in the pan, but also during the preparation and then also at the end. He acts with oil as if it were fresh water, with no calories and no fat.
@@aris1956 ciao I love extra virgin olive oil. I drink it too when I feel like. Its sooo good. The thing is that a pasta salad like this needs lots of oil because both pasta and ingredients absorb it
I think most of those that think of it being to much olive oil probably is using a cheap lower grade olive oil. A higher quality brings so much olive flavor to the dish as well as many health benefits. And yes a higher quality olive oil may not be cheap but we are talking flavor and health benefits that are worthy of the cost. Like the looks of the pasta salad. I think it is far better that a mayonnaise version as it allow the fresh ingredients to bring the acid (the tomato juice) a frsher and cleaner taste. Well done Vincenzo.
When I make my pasta salad, I use tricolor rotini. I cook it al dente and never rinse it. I put 2 or 3 cloves of crushed garlic per container and mix the hot pasta and garlic in Italian extra virgin olive oil. I like balsamic vinegar in my pasta salad. I put extra sharp provolone and Fontina cheeses. I dice ham, prosciutto, Speck, salami, and pepperoni. Then I put olives, roasted peppers, artichoke hearts, marinaded mushrooms, and basil. I add a little black pepper. I don't put salt in my pasta salad, because I salted the pasta water, and the meats, cheeses, and vegetables are salty. One year, my wife and I made twelve boxes of rotini pasta for pasta salad in a year. We made three boxes for Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, and Christmas.
I'm not a fan of pasta salad, but I have to watch Vincenzo's latest video and it looks really good, like everything he makes. Your recipe, however, is making me hungry! I like the meats, the sharp provolone and fontina- yum! And garlic always gets my attention! I can see combining Vincenzo's recipe with yours.
Thank you so much for such simple yet tasty Italian salad. Big thumbs-up for you. one thing thought, Can I use other cheese instead of provolone cheese? If so, which kind would you recommand? Thank you again.
I'm definitely going to try this! I found a website here in the States that carries Pastificio/Ligouri pasta, and am definitely going to order some. I have never had a genuine Italian pasta, and never one that you have recommended, because it is just not available where I live. Once it arrives, I'm making this summer salad, even if it is fall!
This salad looks so fresh and mouthwateringly delicious. It certainly has some wonderful ingredients and makes enough for a crowd. I thought I would give it a try. I guess my American palate is just not used to so much olive oil. I missed the acidity of vinegar or lemon in it. While I do like tuna it wasn’t my favorite addition to the salad but I thought I should try new things and expand my horizons . ( You never know if you might really enjoy something different unless you try it.) I did enjoy the cheese cubes and the pasta itself, but it wasn’t as tasty to me as I had hoped it would be. I had it a few times but it just wasn’t for me as it was kind of bland with only oil, salt and pepper. So sorry Vincenzo, I guess I will never make it as an Italian. I love adding vinegar and spices too much to my pasta salad and most likely waaay too much garlic to my dishes according to what I have seen on your channel. It’s okay though. We don’t all have to like the same things. Thanks for letting me try your recipe for this Italian pasta salad. I may try this again but with a few tweaks to suit my taste.
I don't know, Vincenzo, between learning Italian cooking with my niece, my wonderful godson, and making stunning food on my own, i'm not sure my friends could love me more. We all have our role in our social ecosystem, and I am the inebriated zia who makes sure everyone's belly is happy. I'm okay with that being my legacy. 😂
Pasta salad is a Summer-must! I like that he says you can add or take away what doesn't please you, however, the cheeses are required. We like to add a few green olives as well. Capers - I'll pass. I'm not sure if he added enough EV Olive Oil (just kidding.) I've had it with sardines and/or anchovies instead of tuna. Just be aware they can pack a punch of salt. AND, don't forget the fresh Basil. Thanks Vincenzo.
Ohhh, pasta salad! Yes, I will say, I am generally not a fan of noodle salads, but this has a bit of history. You see, here, usually, when there is something called a noodle salad, it's very, very heavy, with that thick white sauce that is mostly mayo, cut up pink sausage (pork) in there and whatnot, and while I don't HATE that kind of salad... I certainly don't love it, either. But! With a salad like this, yes. yes. I have had one that was somewhat similar, which had some sort of green pesto on it, no fish or any protein really, no sausage meat, and it had been surprisingly light and fresh and tasty, and I liked it quite a bit more than the usual experience. And the one in the video there, yeah... The only thing I personally can't handle from there is olives (that's just one of the few food I really can't eat, at all), but without that, I'm sure I would love this. I love the idea a lot of replacing the olives with capers, and indeed probably corn since I like corn a lot and I think the gentle sweetness it has would go very well with the rest of the flavors. I have to admit, when I first saw how much olive oil - or, pardon, EXTRA VIRGIN olive oil :D - was going in, I couldn't help but think that it looks like it's too much... And I was very surprised at the end that it really had been absorbed this well. I have cooked pasta many times, but never made a pasta salad myself. Gotta say, I would be very curious to give something like this a try, maybe I'll seek it out. Either way, awesome video, the salad at the end looked absolutely delicious!
I gave this video a thumbs up, but in all honesty, I would do mine differently. I would remove the olives (not a fan) and add cucumbers and red peppers. Now that is my version. ❤
In the US, those are called grape tomatoes. Here, cherry tomatoes are more round, less pulpy/more juicy, and more thin skinned, and are sweeter than grape tomatoes. Grape tomatoes are more like romas, cherry tomatoes are more like garden variety tomatoes. Love this recipe! Oh! But when does the pepper go in?
One trick i saw with cherry tomatoes is you put a plate over the top like a sandwich with mild pressure. Then you can slice all the tomatoes at one time. You can then scrape the juice off the plate if any.
It looks amazing. My problem is wanting a pile of that parmesano on top of my bowl. I could take a wedge of good parmesano and just take bites from it as its own meal!
Vincenzo, when you put the pasta in boiling water, it stops boiling. Do we calculate the 10-minute period after it starts boiling again, or is it as soon as you put it in?
Hey Vincenzo. I just got some Partanna EVOO from Trapani. I found it locally so no shipping charges and it's very nice oil. It's also dated so you can see when it was harvested. If you can find it where you are, I can recommend it. The pasta salad looks delicious. You ad I are just a little different tho since I'm not a tuna fan. Anchovies are my weakness.
@@vincenzosplate Oh yeah! I already made Lucio's focaccia. I was "generous" with the oil and it was GREAT! Thanks for posting it and Thank Lucio for me too.
Hello Vincenzo I have this question for some time now... were I live you have and we get local olive oil from olive trees (Mediterranean) I harvested olives for oil many times I even have a few of my own. so What do you mean extra virgin? as oppose to what?
Extra virgin olive oil is the purest olive oil you can get. Its basically olive juice. Simple olive oil instead is a lower quality oil and not as good as extra virgin
First pressing of the olives. Successive pressing of the same olives yield lighter, lesser quality oil, typically referred to simply as "Virgin", as opposed to "Extra Virgin".
@@moehoward01 Thanks that was the answer I was looking for. I guess here the press it all the way thru and give out the most quantity the can to the people. more over some mills (with I don`t like) partly boil the olive pulp to give out more.👎
Cant wait to make this soon for me can i use tofu i love pasta sooooooooo much i never had italian pasta salad before perfect for my after office meals
@@vincenzosplate Yesterday I noticed that my girlfriend and I haven't cooked Pasta alla checca for a few months, and a few hours later this video was released. So it's a good reason to recall this dish with some additional components :) Although we usually prefer vegetarian versions, so we should consider replacing the tuna with something
Another good recipe which I can mostly make, except for the Tuna and the provolone. No Tuna because i will make it vegetarian, and no provolone we don't get it in my area. Any suggestions on what i could use as replacements, Vincenzo? I was thinking Mozzarella or Burrata instead of provolone, but thinking what i can use instead of Tuna.
Feta goes well with this combination of ingredients, although it won't taste anything like provolone. Tuna is hard to substitute, but you can get the flavour of the sea with some capers if you want to keep it vegetarian.
Italian cold pasta salad never tasted this good. How Italian are you when you cook pasta?
No sundried tomatos...real tomato! Penne pasta. Also cannalini beans. Also fresh lemon juice in olive oil 👍
I would have left out the cheese with tuna, but I will try.
De cecco is the best brand although I may be a bit biased because i come from marche which is where de cecco is based.
🤦🏻♂️That is mediterranean and it’s salad without vinegar or lemon juice and not onion or garlic… ?! 🤔
@@Dibipable its italian. italians use a lot of garlicm but not that much
I made this for my family today and they absolutely loved it. My son, who is 19 and a very picky eater, devoured it and even asked to take any extra with him in his lunch tomorrow. There was no extra however because we ate every last bit.
Thank you for your recipes and for your teaching about good cooking!
Happy to hear that this recipe was a success for your family! I hope you stay tuned for more delicious plates to come 😊
This is going to be on my dinner table today!
I've learned that cooking does not always need to be complicated. I love how you emphasize the importance of choosing good quality ingredients and how you prepare them to bring the best out of it. Thank you, Vincenzo❣
Ciao how was the pasta? Keep it simple and you never go wrong. Good food doesnt have to be expensive and complicated
Other idea, cook peppers with olive oil, use some good balsamic vinegar (really good one), remove the olives and the tuna, and aside, cook some good sausages on the barbecue with it. Best summer meal !
@@fabr5747 no
@@fabr5747remove the tuna, yes...... but yhe olives?!
You have touched the soul of Italian cuisine.... I can say that from India.
Aw this means so much to me❤ Thanks for the support my friend
Beautiful summer colors, and I love that you used the provolone. One of my favorite cheeses. Bravo chef, this one will go in rotation.
Happy to hear that I made you curious to try thos pastaj salad! I hope you enjoy it 🥗🍝
Vincenzo, to me you are the King of modern italian cooking. Pasta sallad is wonderful. I will try to do this without toona since I am vegetarian. Today I had a perfect Cacio e Pepe in Stockholm. Almost no one of the Italian restaurants here have that. But this restaurant had it and made it so good.
Are you Swedish?
Thank you so much for your support my friend❤ What will you use in the place of tuna?
@@vincenzosplate There is a Swedish product called Toonish, which is vegan. There is a LOT of god vegan replacement Product herre in Sweden.
@@vincenzosplate the Product Toonish is made with seagrass and other things
@@TurdBoi666 yes i am
Made it at home for a lunch .it's getting colder outside .so we keep a little bit of the summer on our plate .truly delicious
Thanks to you i also stopped buying cheap pasta and use Quality pasta
Oof, pasta salad is one of my favorite things ever. One of the best meals when it's hot outside. And it gets better and better the longer it's in the fridge. This one looks delicious, love the fresh basil..
Happy to hear that you liked it! Will you give a try to this pasta salad?
The mastery of your cooking is demonstrated through your care of flavors & practical methods. Mangia, Chef👍🏼🖖🏼
Thjk you so much for the kind words and support ❤
@@vincenzosplate Absolutely, Mangia
Vincenzo!!! Thank you for another upload. I have tried so many of your pasta recipes and I have become an expert. My family is very happy with me because of that. Thank you!!! 😊 🙏🏽
You're welcome my friend! Messages like yours are my biggest motivation to keep doing what I do 😊
Chef! Excellent!!! I think this looks amazing and I certainly don’t think you used too much olive oil. It was part of making the dressing. Yummy!
Thank you my friend! Makes me happy to hear that you enjoyed how I made this pasta salad! 🍝🥗
@@vincenzosplate I bet it would be delicious as a vegetarian pasta salad too. I think I would maybe add diced calamata olives to it too.
Have you thought about making a pasta salad or simple pasta dish with duxelle like the kind you saw Chef Gordon make in your video review with Chef James Makinson? Ooh! Maybe make some stuffed shells with it. I love how Chef Gordon made it with roasted chestnuts. Maybe try that and top with toasted pine nuts and good extra virgin olive oil, and even some roasted little tomatoes around it if you can still get fresh ones this time of year where you are. Yummy!
I just made it, it was wonderful. I just added a little more olive oil.
So happy to hear that you tried and enjoyed my recipe! Stay tuned, more delicious dishes are coming 😊
This one will be a welcome addition to my recipes. Much prettier than my favorite pasta salad recipe, which calls for balsamic, gorgonzola, red onions and parsley. Looks dark, but tastes good. Yours is company pretty.❤
Ooh! But yours sounds very good too. I love gorgonzola.
Thank you❤ Makes me happy to hear that you liked the idea 😊
@@vincenzosplate ❣️
Delicious! Thanks for sharing another amazing recipe, Vincenzo!!!!
My pleasure my friend! I highly recommend you give it a try 😊
@@vincenzosplate it is already on the menu for my next dungeons and dragons game ;)
Looks wonderful! I’ve never had vegetable pasta salad with tuna. I mostly use a good extra virgin olive oil and a good vinegar. I can see where the tomatoes make the dressing. Thank you!
Hey Vincenzo, could you do a comparison decoding video about organic spaghettis, where you compare the quality, taste and texture. There are many organic products from brands like DeCecco Organic, La Molisana Organic, Rummo Organic and Delverde Organic. And it would be nice if you also make a video about the organic tomatoes from Mutti.
Thank you for the video idea my friend! Let's see what I can do 😊
@@vincenzosplate Thank you very much. I appreciate your effort.
This was SO Good! Quite possibly the absolute BEST Pasta Salad I have ever eaten! I substituted jackfruit for the tuna because I am a vegetarian and eliminated the olives, because I don't like them, but this was amazingly good! Thank you so much for this recipe!
Chef Vincenzo, what a great recipe! I have already sent it to My Friend from work! Provolone is My favorite cheese! Bellisimo! Keep up the great work Chef!
Thanks for sharing this video with your friends! Your support means so much to me ❤ I hope you enjoy the recipe 🍝
I love this recipe! Such a simple, rustic, flavorful dish👍😊
Happy to hear that you enjoy this recipe! Stay tuned for more tasty dishes 😊
A tuo fratello piace il cibo di qualità quasi quanto me! Un piatto semplice con ingredienti di qualità e preparato con tanto amore è sempre il piatto migliore. Complimenti e saluti a te e alla tua famiglia dalla Serbia! ❤
I will definitely try this recipe, looks amazing and great ingredients, hopefully i get it made within this coming week. Thanks for the great video.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! 👨🍳🍝🥗
It looks delicious, I think I will make it today..!
Let me know how it will turn out for you 👨🍳🍝
@@vincenzosplate I made it. I had plenty of cherry tomatoes from my garden, I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them. then I saw your video. I picked fresh Basil from my garden as well. I had some provolone, and Parmesan Reggiano, tuna, olives, EVOO. I made it the same way as you did in the video, except I went a little light on the salt, and added some chopped anchovies. DELISH.!! Thank you for the inspiration Vincenzo.!!
Tusen tack för receptet....hälsning från Sverige ❤❤
Thank you for the amazing content, Vincenzo! I was making all' Assassina today, and this one is the next thing going on the menu! You may just be the Godfather of Pasta, Cent Anni! 🙏
Hahah thank you for the compliment ❤ This pasta is perfect of the last hot days of Summer 🍝
looks mouthwatering Vincenzo, will definately try it soon but add some calabrian peperoncino ☺
grazie mille!
I love olives in pasta salad and salad in general. 😘👌
Then you're going to love this recipe! Let me know if you give it a try 😊
I'm from Germany, not that far away from Italy and Italian food is very popular here. I found this channel some weeks ago when I searched for an original recipe of Carbonara - you may imagine what I found 😁 - and today I made the first one from your this channel: This cold olive oil salad 😁 and it's great, although our summer is through.....
Best regards from rainy cold Germany
Karsten
Greetings from Italy my friend! This recipe can still be usefull during Fall, just make sure to est it at room temperature 😊🍂
Ohh yum 😋 I love this!! I don’t necessarily love the cheeses in it but I have a great idea to make it similar… thanks for this idea, I would also add touch fresh garlic too. 🩵
You're welcome! Feel free to experiment with this recipe and add your own twists 🥗
felt more like olive oi with side of salad 🤣😂 but i have tried it now and its super delsious
Uou know what I am talking about my friend! Enjoy 😊
YUM YUM YUM; my mouth watering... that looks soooooooooooo goooooooooooood. mmmmmmm mmmmmm good!😍🥰
You have to try how this pasta salad tastes my friend! It brings mediterranean cuisine to your kitchen! 👨🍳
Thanks for the recipes!
My pleasure ❤
This brings back memories...
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Lunch today! That looks spectacular.
Let me know how it will turn out for you 😁
Hi Vincenzo - I enjoyed the recipe very much! I agree with you on never washing the pasta.
Thanks for your support on this matter! 😊
@@vincenzosplate you’re welcome
Very nice recipe! I have made it almost exactly like this, just minus the tuna, and with a small spritz of lemon juice.
What I also like is one with essentially the pesto ingredients - roasted pine nuts, basil, olive oil, shaved parmigiano, hint of (dried, flaked) garlic, pepper, and also a dash of lemon because the mild acidity brings out the other flavors and adds to that summery freshness.
Thanks for sharing how you prefer to make this salad, it does sound delicious 😊
@@vincenzosplate Thank you so much for the reply! I'll definitely try yours too! I really like tuna. Just never thought of putting it in pasta salad.
Beautiful salad
Glad you liked it 😊
Gonna try this, as we love these ingredients here in Greece too 💙.
Just a thought: Typically, we make the sauce before the pasta, but here it's different. Since we have to wait for the pasta to cool, I think it's better to first finish preparing the pasta, and afterwards, you can start combining the salad. When it's ready, you throw the cooled pasta in, and voila!
Here it's different because we're making a cold pasta plate
When I was a child, my mum regularly made pasta salad in summer or for family celebrations. Apart from the fact that we were a working-class family with four children and money was tight, my mum wasn't really good at cooking either (one reason why I started cooking myself very early on).
My mother used the cheapest fussili-like pasta from ALDI, tasteless tomatoes from Dutch greenhouses, mayonnaise instead of olive oil, peas, the cheapest tinned tuna (or sausage) etc.. Olives and basil were never included.
I never liked it, in fact I hated it.
Since then I have always associated fusilli with the terrible pasta salad of my childhood and have NEVER used it, indeed never made or eaten pasta salad.
This video has now convinced me to give Vincenzo's pasta salad a try.
I will be using fussili from my favourite pasta brand FAELLA.
Thank you for this recipe, Vincenzo.
Glad to hear that this video brought back precious memories to you. I hope you give a try to my recipe 👨🍳☺️
When I make a pasta salad I dress it with a vinaigrette. They're quite straightforward:
3 parts extra virgin olive oil to one part lemon juice or flavorful vinegar (i.e.not distilled white vinegar)
Dijon mustard (this helps to stabilize the emulsion, so it needs to have a very smooth consistency), about half as much as your acid
Salt, pepper, and any other seasonings; I recommend garlic powder, onion powder, and parsley to start
Whisk or blend until it's thoroughly emulsified.
Variations: a bit of sesame oil for a nutty flavor, but only a little bit, because sesame oil is intensely flavored. If you go for lemon juice, try mixing it 50/50 with lime juice. MSG is excellent for an umami kick, but don't overdo it; there's a ton of natural MSG in tomatoes and cheese both.
For vinegars, balsamic is sweeter, red wine is intensely sour, apple cider vinegar is nicely balanced, white wine vinegar is like milder red wine vinegar. I haven't tried sherry vinegars because they're hard to come by in the US, or at least my part of it, but I'm sure they'd also be good. If you want to make the emulsion super stable, add a little bit of xanthan gum, but remember that a little goes a _long_ way (at most 1% of the mixture by mass). (Don't be afraid of xanthan gum; it's just a product of sugar fermentation, and it seems to have some gut health benefits.) I've also used roasted garlic in a creamier dressing, but a single roasted clove would be a treat. (But it _must_ be roasted; raw garlic will overpower everything.)
Thanks for sharing how you make yours, it sounds delicious 👨🍳🥗
Great recipe Vincenzo. I now have a pasta salad that I can have that’s not covered in cream like the ones from the shops. Can’t wait to make this salad.
Let me know how it will turn out for you my friend 😊
I love it I'm going to make this
I hope you enjoy! 😊
Love fusilli pasta! 👏
I do like sweetcorn in my salads 😋
I hope you enjoy my version of pasta salad 😊
My mouth is watering. It’s to try. May be not as much olive oil 👍👍👍😋😋
Let me know how this salad will come out for you 😊
❤Bellisimo!!! Thank you!
You're welcome ❤
This looks tasty. I make a similar one, but more different ingredients. I use fusilli or rotini, whatever I have on hand, and like you, add some olive oil to the pasta while it cools. I put in a lot of different salad vegetables, celery, scallions, black olives, bell pepper slices or chunks, tomatoes, avocado, artichoke hearts from a jar, maybe some others I’m not recalling, also hard boiled eggs, cooked shrimp chopped fairly small, canned tuna or salmon, sometimes some cooked chicken. Then add herbs: basil, garlic, dill, maybe a little oregano, fresh ground pepper, and a dressing of olive oil plus lemon juice and vinegar.
Thanks for sharing your version of a pasta salad, it sounds fantastic 😁
How to make olive oil with a side of pasta salad. Haha! I love it! You've been such an inspiration to improve my Italian cooking.
Thank you for the kind words, I hope you stay tuned for more delicious recipes and cooking tips 😄👨🍳
I used to make that every day almost at a restaurant in Seattle. Main difference was chicken instead of tuna and back then no fresh basil.
Good stuff.
Thanks for sharing how you ised to make this pasta salad, I can see how chicken would work! 😊
Love the video
❤ thank you
Another delicious recipe my friend
Glad you liked it mate 😊😊
This is great, I will make this next. And if you think it's a lot of oil, he is basically making a salad dressing which has a lot of olive oil in anyway. But this is el naturel!
Makes me happy to hear that you liked this recipe! Let me know if you give it a try 😊
Hey, you may want to try adding red and green bell pepper thats my favorite part atleast, can add a little red onion too. But ya the sauce the next day or the day after this the best. Thanks for your sharing your recipe!
I could definitely take some ideas out of this recipe and make my own... with some guanciale :)
Great video and presentation!
Feel free to experiment with this recipe! Enjoy 😊
@@vincenzosplate I'll give it a shot at some point. Looking for more way to make healthy eating more interesting. Most importantly - I do love pasta!
When we were last in Italy (from the UK) too many years ago, when it was very hot and we had less appetite, we often made a Capresi salad. Simplicity itself: slices of buffalo mozarella, alternating with slices of tomato and basil leaves. The colours of the Italian flag! A good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and lots of black pepper, accompanied with crusty bread to mop up the juices.
A caprese in the Summer hits differently ❤
This is like eating extra virgin olive oil with a bit of salad 😂
Nevertheless, I learned another new thing (crushing the tomatoes and creating an emulsion with the juices + olive oil); thank you Vincenzo ❤️
Personally, I am not a fan of black or whole olives, I guess I can use shredded green olives or (only salted, not brined) capers instead, right?
You're welcome my friend, I hope you give a try to this recipe. You'll see what I am talking about 😊
Fantastico!
Glad you liked it 😊
Looked good.. I've made pasta salad a few times but I didn't use tuna.. I used sliced meat and not nearly as much olive oil.. Mine was a little dry though. Thank you for the video
You're welcome! I hope you enjoy this pasta salad as much as I did 😊
Excellent video. Great recipe. I don't think I can find provolone in my neighborhood. Should I substitute it with something else like feta cheese? It's not an Italian cheese but that's the only idea I can come up with.
Looking forward to reading some suggestions. 😊
I grew up in an Italian family. My great grandmother and grandmother made pasta salad but used about 1/3 the amount of olive oil. And don’t forget to have a glass of Chianti as the side dish.
A glad of Chianti is a must, thanks for reminding me! 😊
Good way to cool down pasta fast for salads. Just drain water from pan, then put cold water into sink, and float pan with pasta inside there. It's faster than fridge and you just need to mix it couple times so pasta has contact with cold sides of the pan. It's also good way to quickly bring down temp of something you want to put into fridge, especially something big, since putting big pot of sauce or something in fridge hot can raise temperature in there.
Vincenzo, I love you - Will I now get some of the Italian salad you have made?😂😂😂
Thank you very much for sharing your recipe video with us.
Love you too my friend. Wish I could send you some 😍😍😍have a nice week
I think a nice diced Spicy sopressata will go so well in here
It surely will! Enjoy 👨🍳
I'm a little concerned with the amount of oil in that salad but Vincenzo has never failed me with his recipes. I'll trust Vincenzo and give this a try. It does look pretty good.
Salads love a good amount of oil and in this recipe and pasta and all the ingredients will absorb the oil quickly so the more the better ❤
Vincenzo always has the habit of exaggerating with oil. I, as an Italian like him, have pointed this out to him several times. When he cooks, he puts oil all the time, not only what he puts the beginning in the pan, but also during the preparation and then also at the end. He acts with oil as if it were fresh water, with no calories and no fat.
@@aris1956 ciao I love extra virgin olive oil. I drink it too when I feel like. Its sooo good. The thing is that a pasta salad like this needs lots of oil because both pasta and ingredients absorb it
This "salad" has more calories than a burger lmao.
I guess the question is whether you’re here for a good time or a long time? The Mediterranean diet is considered the healthiest by most nutritionists.
I think most of those that think of it being to much olive oil probably is using a cheap lower grade olive oil. A higher quality brings so much olive flavor to the dish as well as many health benefits. And yes a higher quality olive oil may not be cheap but we are talking flavor and health benefits that are worthy of the cost.
Like the looks of the pasta salad. I think it is far better that a mayonnaise version as it allow the fresh ingredients to bring the acid (the tomato juice) a frsher and cleaner taste. Well done Vincenzo.
Thanks my friend, makes me happy to hear that you enjoyed my pasta salad 😊
Yes, please! It will all be for me. My husband hates olives and tuna. 😊
Enjoy my friend 😂
When I make my pasta salad, I use tricolor rotini. I cook it al dente and never rinse it. I put 2 or 3 cloves of crushed garlic per container and mix the hot pasta and garlic in Italian extra virgin olive oil. I like balsamic vinegar in my pasta salad. I put extra sharp provolone and Fontina cheeses. I dice ham, prosciutto, Speck, salami, and pepperoni. Then I put olives, roasted peppers, artichoke hearts, marinaded mushrooms, and basil. I add a little black pepper. I don't put salt in my pasta salad, because I salted the pasta water, and the meats, cheeses, and vegetables are salty. One year, my wife and I made twelve boxes of rotini pasta for pasta salad in a year. We made three boxes for Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, and Christmas.
I'm not a fan of pasta salad, but I have to watch Vincenzo's latest video and it looks really good, like everything he makes. Your recipe, however, is making me hungry! I like the meats, the sharp provolone and fontina- yum! And garlic always gets my attention! I can see combining Vincenzo's recipe with yours.
@johnpartipilo1513 Neither am I, but if you hold the tuna and no mayo, I love it.
Ever tried with rice instead of pasta? In italy we call it "riso freddo ", cold rice😊
Thanks for sharing your version of this pasta salad! It sounds delicious 😋
I add some balsamic vinegar in my dressing❤Perfection!
Thanks for aharing your twist to this salad 😊
Thank you so much for such simple yet tasty Italian salad. Big thumbs-up for you. one thing thought, Can I use other cheese instead of provolone cheese? If so, which kind would you recommand? Thank you again.
My pleasure! Let me know if you give it a try 😊
I'm definitely going to try this! I found a website here in the States that carries Pastificio/Ligouri pasta, and am definitely going to order some. I have never had a genuine Italian pasta, and never one that you have recommended, because it is just not available where I live. Once it arrives, I'm making this summer salad, even if it is fall!
Happy to have inspired you to give a try to this pasta salad! I hope you enjoy 😊
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This salad looks so fresh and mouthwateringly delicious. It certainly has some wonderful ingredients and makes enough for a crowd. I thought I would give it a try. I guess my American palate is just not used to so much olive oil. I missed the acidity of vinegar or lemon in it. While I do like tuna it wasn’t my favorite addition to the salad but I thought I should try new things and expand my horizons . ( You never know if you might really enjoy something different unless you try it.) I did enjoy the cheese cubes and the pasta itself, but it wasn’t as tasty to me as I had hoped it would be. I had it a few times but it just wasn’t for me as it was kind of bland with only oil, salt and pepper. So sorry Vincenzo, I guess I will never make it as an Italian. I love adding vinegar and spices too much to my pasta salad and most likely waaay too much garlic to my dishes according to what I have seen on your channel. It’s okay though. We don’t all have to like the same things. Thanks for letting me try your recipe for this Italian pasta salad. I may try this again but with a few tweaks to suit my taste.
Great.
😊😊
Bravissimo!
Grazie 😊
Thanks for the video are you sure tuna and provolone go together?
Gods, I feel like a human again.
Thank you.
My pleasure!
That looks so delicious recipe Vin
Can I have the recipe in details Thank you
Thank you my friend! Sure, you can find it here - www.vincenzosplate.com
I don't know, Vincenzo, between learning Italian cooking with my niece, my wonderful godson, and making stunning food on my own, i'm not sure my friends could love me more. We all have our role in our social ecosystem, and I am the inebriated zia who makes sure everyone's belly is happy. I'm okay with that being my legacy. 😂
Hahahah you could always try!
That served with chicken thighs or drumsticks instead of the tuna would be yummy! 😋
Enjoy! 😊
Pasta salad is a Summer-must! I like that he says you can add or take away what doesn't please you, however, the cheeses are required. We like to add a few green olives as well. Capers - I'll pass. I'm not sure if he added enough EV Olive Oil (just kidding.) I've had it with sardines and/or anchovies instead of tuna. Just be aware they can pack a punch of salt. AND, don't forget the fresh Basil. Thanks Vincenzo.
Let's make the most out of this salad while it's still hot outside! 😊
@@vincenzosplate Hot outside or not, I love a good pasta salad year-round.
Ohhh, pasta salad! Yes, I will say, I am generally not a fan of noodle salads, but this has a bit of history. You see, here, usually, when there is something called a noodle salad, it's very, very heavy, with that thick white sauce that is mostly mayo, cut up pink sausage (pork) in there and whatnot, and while I don't HATE that kind of salad... I certainly don't love it, either.
But! With a salad like this, yes. yes. I have had one that was somewhat similar, which had some sort of green pesto on it, no fish or any protein really, no sausage meat, and it had been surprisingly light and fresh and tasty, and I liked it quite a bit more than the usual experience.
And the one in the video there, yeah... The only thing I personally can't handle from there is olives (that's just one of the few food I really can't eat, at all), but without that, I'm sure I would love this. I love the idea a lot of replacing the olives with capers, and indeed probably corn since I like corn a lot and I think the gentle sweetness it has would go very well with the rest of the flavors.
I have to admit, when I first saw how much olive oil - or, pardon, EXTRA VIRGIN olive oil :D - was going in, I couldn't help but think that it looks like it's too much... And I was very surprised at the end that it really had been absorbed this well. I have cooked pasta many times, but never made a pasta salad myself. Gotta say, I would be very curious to give something like this a try, maybe I'll seek it out.
Either way, awesome video, the salad at the end looked absolutely delicious!
Thank you for sharing this history! I hope you give a try to my pasta salad recipe 😊
I gave this video a thumbs up, but in all honesty, I would do mine differently. I would remove the olives (not a fan) and add cucumbers and red peppers. Now that is my version. ❤
Thanks for the thumbs up and for sharing your version 😊
In the US, those are called grape tomatoes. Here, cherry tomatoes are more round, less pulpy/more juicy, and more thin skinned, and are sweeter than grape tomatoes. Grape tomatoes are more like romas, cherry tomatoes are more like garden variety tomatoes. Love this recipe! Oh! But when does the pepper go in?
Always add salt and pepper at the end! Enjoy 👨🍳🤍🥗
Sitting in a hot car park with my mouth now watering… hurry up mama!
Hahah it's time to start cooking👨🍳🍝
One trick i saw with cherry tomatoes is you put a plate over the top like a sandwich with mild pressure. Then you can slice all the tomatoes at one time. You can then scrape the juice off the plate if any.
Thanks for sharing this trick! I will give it a try p
If I see that right the black olives you have there are green ones that are colored black.
I always try to use quality ingredients, so I highly doubt that!
This is my type of summer salad. I normally use the bowtie pasta, though...and I add a crazy amount of capers, too! ;-)
Adding capers is an excellent idea! Thanks for sharing your twists 🍝🥗
Accompagnano the Pasta 😂 ti amo
Hahahah ❤
Guga foods just posted 100 years of pasta, I think he did you proud
I'll make sure to check it out!
It looks amazing. My problem is wanting a pile of that parmesano on top of my bowl. I could take a wedge of good parmesano and just take bites from it as its own meal!
Feel free to add as much parmigiano as you prefer! Enjoy😄
Vincenzo, when you put the pasta in boiling water, it stops boiling. Do we calculate the 10-minute period after it starts boiling again, or is it as soon as you put it in?
As soon as I put the pasta in I start counting 😊
I wish Doramon gives me that gadget to pull out dishes from TV
😂😂😂
Can you use Fresh Mozzarella in this dish?
Yes you can use any ingredient you like for pasta salad
Hey Vincenzo. I just got some Partanna EVOO from Trapani. I found it locally so no shipping charges and it's very nice oil. It's also dated so you can see when it was harvested. If you can find it where you are, I can recommend it. The pasta salad looks delicious. You ad I are just a little different tho since I'm not a tuna fan. Anchovies are my weakness.
I hope you make great use of that EVOO my friend! 😊
@@vincenzosplate Oh yeah! I already made Lucio's focaccia. I was "generous" with the oil and it was GREAT! Thanks for posting it and Thank Lucio for me too.
Hello Vincenzo I have this question for some time now... were I live you have and we get local olive oil from olive trees (Mediterranean) I harvested olives for oil many times I even have a few of my own. so What do you mean extra virgin? as oppose to what?
Extra virgin olive oil is the purest olive oil you can get. Its basically olive juice. Simple olive oil instead is a lower quality oil and not as good as extra virgin
First pressing of the olives. Successive pressing of the same olives yield lighter, lesser quality oil, typically referred to simply as "Virgin", as opposed to "Extra Virgin".
@@moehoward01 Thanks that was the answer I was looking for. I guess here the press it all the way thru and give out the most quantity the can to the people. more over some mills (with I don`t like) partly boil the olive pulp to give out more.👎
Cant wait to make this soon for me can i use tofu i love pasta sooooooooo much i never had italian pasta salad before perfect for my after office meals
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 😊
I'm curious how this recipe would work with raw tuna. I might try that.
Let me know what you'll think of the taste 😊
It looks like an advanced version of Pasta alla checca :)
It really is! Will you give it a try? 😊
@@vincenzosplate Yesterday I noticed that my girlfriend and I haven't cooked Pasta alla checca for a few months, and a few hours later this video was released. So it's a good reason to recall this dish with some additional components :) Although we usually prefer vegetarian versions, so we should consider replacing the tuna with something
Just tried it. Tastes also like an advanced Pasta alla checca :)
Why no vinegar like balsamic? I love the taste of it and a salad with balsamic vinegar or or a house made dressing is always very good.
That's wonderful ! Would it be considered as a crime if I want to add some lemon juice and/or minced garlic to it ?
Not at all, feel free to experiement with this dish 😊
@@vincenzosplate I'll try the original version first of course. ;-)
This should be called "Olive oil salad" 😉
You've never been to Italy
@@vincenzosplate WRONG, guess again 🤣🤣🤣
Another good recipe which I can mostly make, except for the Tuna and the provolone. No Tuna because i will make it vegetarian, and no provolone we don't get it in my area.
Any suggestions on what i could use as replacements, Vincenzo? I was thinking Mozzarella or Burrata instead of provolone, but thinking what i can use instead of Tuna.
Feta goes well with this combination of ingredients, although it won't taste anything like provolone.
Tuna is hard to substitute, but you can get the flavour of the sea with some capers if you want to keep it vegetarian.