Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Bruschetta summer pasta salad
Bruschetta summer pasta salad brings together penne, tomato, and fresh basil. The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 11 listed
Make it part of your week
Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Preparation & total time
- Quick dinners · Prep: 15 minutes or less
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
- Dietary characteristics
- Vegetarian
- Dish type
- Pasta · Salads
A few quick notes
1. Keep the package nearby
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
2. Leave room for the cooling step
The cooling step comes before another part of the finish. Set the food aside as the method directs and keep that pause in mind before cutting, coating or putting the final parts together.
3. Give the dressing its own moment
The dressing has a preparation step of its own. Mix it as directed before bringing the parts together, and follow the recipe for when it is added.
Get to know the ingredients
Penne
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Cook pasta in salted water until extra soft, toss with 2/3 Dressing, cool.
Tomato
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Toss tomato with remaining Dressing, leave 10 min.
Fresh basil
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Add into pasta with basil, parmesan.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Eat! Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Keep the first boil and the next step together
Read what happens once the mixture comes to a boil. Have the next ingredient or heat adjustment ready, and continue with the sequence the recipe gives.
Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Have the whisking step ready
Set out the ingredients for the whisking step together. Follow that part of the preparation before moving to the next cooking or mixing stage.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the pot. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Cook pasta in salted water until extra soft, toss with 2/3 Dressing, cool.
Which little step is worth remembering?
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Cook the pasta per the packet time plus 2 minutes, until the pasta is overcooked and soft. (Note 5) Drain in a colander, then return the pasta into the same pot.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Read what happens once the mixture comes to a boil. Have the next ingredient or heat adjustment ready, and continue with the sequence the recipe gives.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: RecipeTin Eats. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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