Whole-Wheat Pasta Salad

This is a simple summer salad which takes less than five minutes to put together. And the five minutes include the  time of cooking the pasta. I like to chill the salad and have it for lunch.

I hate preparing elaborate meals when it is only me being the person who eats. This is a to-go meal for me, when I have to prepare lunch only for myself.  I make these type of salads when hubby has lunch at office and I need to make a quick lunch for myself.

I used cute little cherry tomatoes and fresh mozzarella cheese from Trader Joes. Ordinary tomatoes can be chopped and substituted in this salad. Also mozzarella can be replaced by other cheese like paneer, cheddar, feta, goat cheese etc.

Ingredients
Any type of whole grain pasta - 1/2 cup ( I used Fusilli)
Cherry tomatoes
Mozzarella cheese
Fresh basil and mint

For the dressing
Balsamic vinegar - 1 spoon
Lemon juice - 1 spoon
Olive Oil - 2 tablespoons
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions
Cook the pasta in boiling water according to the instructions in the packet. Drain the pasta and allow it to cool.

Whisk together all the ingredients for the salad dressing.

Chop the basil and mint leaves finely.

Combine the pasta, tomatoes, cheese and the dressing together. Drizzle the dressing an toss.

Serve chilled.

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