cold pasta salad
pasta fredda
4 servings
Ingredients
- Coarse sea salt
- 2¾ pounds plum tomatoes
- ¼ pound short pasta
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 ounces mixed baby greens (about 5 cups)
- 4 medium heirloom or red tomatoes, sliced widthwise
- 12 anchovy fillets, rinsed
- 1 tablespoon salt-packed capers, rinsed, soaked in cold water for 10 minutes, then rinsed again
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped chervil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped marjoram
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Heat oven to 200º. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to boil. Drop tomatoes into water and boil 30 seconds. Using a slotted spoon, remove tomatoes from pot (reserve water); drain, peel, cut in half and seed.
Place tomatoes on baking sheet and sprinkle with salt. Bake until tomatoes are partially dried and flavor is concentrated, about 3 hours.
Return water to boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente. Drain, transfer to a large bowl and toss with a drizzle of oil and pinch salt; set aside to cool.
Remove tomatoes from oven; transfer to a cutting board and finely chop. Add to bowl with pasta. Add greens, sliced tomatoes, 3 tablespoons oil, anchovies, capers, chervil and marjoram; toss to combine. Arrange salad on plates, stacking sliced tomatoes with some of the greens. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Note: Baked tomatoes can be prepared up to 2 days ahead. Keep chilled in a covered container.
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