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One of my favorite pasta dishes is a simple dish I make constantly during the summer when our tomatoes are ready. It's almost to that point and I can't wait. It really is a simple dish.
I use 2-3 tomatoes from my garden and dice them up. Sprinkle these with salt and pepper. I use 2-3 mozzarella balls, diced up as well (you have to get the real mozzarella here. It has to come in liquid. They have some good mozzarella at Sams Club. Don't try to do this with other mozzarella). Then I chop up some fresh basil (also from my garden) and mix that all up in a big bowl with some olive oil and balsamic vinegar (use the good stuff here if you have it)
Meanwhile I already have the pasta cooking (I like to use shells) and then cut up 3-4 slices of bacon and get that frying up. When the bacon is done I put that in the bowl with the rest of the ingredients (it's ok if you get a LITTLE of the bacon grease in there too).
When the pasta is done I drain it and dump it on top of the the stuff in the bowl and let it sit for a minute. The pasta warms up the cheese and gets it to just start to melt a little. Dish it up in some pasta bowls and you are ready to go. I usually put just little more olive oil and balsamic vinegar on at this point.
This is good stuff if you have GOOD tomatoes, good mozzarella, fresh basil, and good olive oil and balsamic vinegar. My kids love it too (except they usually pick out the basil).
If you have a $2 bottle of balsamic vinegar I would probably consider not using it. Balsamic vinegar quality is crucial. I have an $11 bottle I bought at Granato's and a $20 bottle that I use for various things. It's very sweet if you buy the good stuff. The $11 bottle works great for this dish.
This is my first food post in this forum. This isn't a real complicated dish, but it's a very good summer dish in my opinion.
I use 2-3 tomatoes from my garden and dice them up. Sprinkle these with salt and pepper. I use 2-3 mozzarella balls, diced up as well (you have to get the real mozzarella here. It has to come in liquid. They have some good mozzarella at Sams Club. Don't try to do this with other mozzarella). Then I chop up some fresh basil (also from my garden) and mix that all up in a big bowl with some olive oil and balsamic vinegar (use the good stuff here if you have it)
Meanwhile I already have the pasta cooking (I like to use shells) and then cut up 3-4 slices of bacon and get that frying up. When the bacon is done I put that in the bowl with the rest of the ingredients (it's ok if you get a LITTLE of the bacon grease in there too).
When the pasta is done I drain it and dump it on top of the the stuff in the bowl and let it sit for a minute. The pasta warms up the cheese and gets it to just start to melt a little. Dish it up in some pasta bowls and you are ready to go. I usually put just little more olive oil and balsamic vinegar on at this point.
This is good stuff if you have GOOD tomatoes, good mozzarella, fresh basil, and good olive oil and balsamic vinegar. My kids love it too (except they usually pick out the basil).
If you have a $2 bottle of balsamic vinegar I would probably consider not using it. Balsamic vinegar quality is crucial. I have an $11 bottle I bought at Granato's and a $20 bottle that I use for various things. It's very sweet if you buy the good stuff. The $11 bottle works great for this dish.
This is my first food post in this forum. This isn't a real complicated dish, but it's a very good summer dish in my opinion.
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