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pasta, olives, parsley, pine nuts and blue cheese tossed together and scooped into a bowl.

Dirty Martini Pasta Salad

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This dirty martini pasta salad was inspired by the viral recipe for blue cheese stuffed olive lovers! The blue cheese basically dissolves into the dish to create a salty, tangy, slightly funky, and absolutely delicious pasta salad recipe that's perfect for warm weather!
Course Appetizer, Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword asian pasta salad, blue cheese, easy recipe, picnic, summer
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • ½ lb malfa corta pasta
  • ½ cup parsley roughly chopped
  • 1 heaping cup castelvetrano olives smashed
  • ¼ cup of the brine from the olives
  • ½ cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 2 tablespoon toasted pine nuts
  • 1 medium lemon zested
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • ⅓ cup garlic expressions

Instructions

  • Prepare pasta al dente and rinse off with cool water until its cool to the touch.
  • Pour it in a bowl and add parsley, olives, the olive brine, blue cheese crumbles, toasted pine nuts, lemon zest, lemon juice, and garlic expressions.
  • Add a pinch of flaky salt and some cranks of fresh cracked pepper.
  • Stir it up and enjoy!

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