Easy Summer Tomato Pasta Salad

Name: Easy Summer Tomato Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ medium red onion (about 3 oz / 85g, thinly sliced); 2-3 medium ripe tomatoes (about 12 oz / 340g, diced); ½ medium zucchini (about 4 oz / 115g, thinly sliced on a mandoline); ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 8 oz short pasta (225g, rotini, penne, or farfalle — cooked according to package directions and drained); 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (or flax oil); 4 oz fresh mozzarella (115g, torn into bite-sized pieces (or cheese of choice)); 1 medium ripe avocado (diced); ⅓ cup pine nuts (about 1.5 oz / 45g, lightly toasted); 2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves (torn (or flat-leaf parsley))

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:15min

This summer tomato pasta salad is the perfect summer dish in my mind. It is indescribably easy to make, which always helps when the heat and energy of summer dazes you.

Updated at: Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:05:49 GMT