Grilled Meatball And Fusilli Pasta Salad Recipes

FUSILLI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• For the pasta: Fill a medium cooking pot halfway with water, salt it, and bring it to a boil over medium heat.
• Add the pasta and boil for 15 minutes. Set aside.
• For the meatballs: Add the ingredients for the beef mixture to a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and mix using your hands. Mix until even.
• Start forming meatballs. We've got 12 of them.
• Add the sesame seeds to a bowl. Coat the meatballs with sesame seeds.
• Fill a pan with 1/3 vegetable oil and heat it over medium heat. Deep-fry the meatballs for 8 - 10 minutes. Transfer them on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Serve the meatballs and fusilli together with halved cherry tomatoes and topped with grated parmesan.

AMERICAN-ITALIAN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until al dente, rinse under cold water, and drain.
• In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, milk and Italian dressing mix. Whisk together until smooth, set aside.
• In a large salad bowl combine cooked and cooled pasta, peas, olives, salami, green onions, celery and parsley. Mix in dressing last, reserving 1/2 cup. Let sit overnight in fridge. Stir before serving. Add extra dressing if pasta appears dry.

PASTA SALAD WITH TOMATOES, CUCUMBERS AND GRILLED GREEN ONION-CRUSHED OLIVE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to high.
• Toss the scallions in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the scallions until the bulbs are tender and the greens are well charred, 6 to 8 minutes, turning every couple of minutes. Set aside to cool. When the scallions are cooled, chop them finely.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 2 minutes less than the package instructions.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the vinegar and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk in the remaining 1/3 cup olive oil. Add the scallions and toss to coat.
• When the pasta is finished cooking, drain and add to the vinaigrette. Add the olives, tomatoes, red onion, provolone, dill, parsley and arugula. Toss to combine.

GRILLED PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Heat barbeque to medium high.
• Cook the pasta according to directions on package, drain and toss with a drizzle of olive oil to prevent it from sticking, set aside until needed.
• Slice the onion into thick wedges, thread onto skewer, brush with 1 tsp oilive oil, set aside until needed.
• Place the yellow and orange peppers and asparagus in a bowl, add 2 tsp of olive oil and toss to coat. Season the vegetables with 1/4 tsp of salt and pepper.
• Grill the peppers and onion skewer, until tender and charred (10 minutes) and grill the asparagus until lightly charred and tender-crisp (5 minutes).
• Remove vegetables from grill allow to cool, then finely chop the onion and peppers .
• Chop the asparagus into 1 inch pieces and set aside until needed.
• In a large bowl whisk the remaining olive oil , salt and pepper, as well as the vinegar, garlic paste and mustard.
• Once the dressing is prepared add to the dressing the onion, peppers, asparagus, chicken , bacon, tomatoes, olives, cheese and chopped basil.
• Make sure to mix well coating all ingredients, if necessary drizzle with a little extra olive oil.
• Taste, reseason if necessary and garnish with the basil sprig.
• Enjoy!

FUSILLI WITH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• How to make the meatballs: Process bread until crumbs form. Add half of the onion, beef, egg, salt, and pepper mix until blended. Shape into twenty 1-inch meatballs. How to make the sauce: Coat large saucepan with nonstick cooking spray and set over medium-high heat. Saute the other half of the onion with garlic about 5 minutes. Process tomatoes in food processor. Add to saucepan. Add meatballs to sauce. Cook for 5 mins. Add oregano, ketchup, tomato paste, sundried tomato paste, salt, pepper, and sugar. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until meatballs are done. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and toss with a some olive oil. Spoon 1 cup sauce with meatballs over pasta. Serve while warm.

GRILLED MEATBALLS WITH SCALLION AND SHAVED CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Light a grill. In a large bowl, mix the ground veal and lamb with the eggs, bacon, shallots, fresh bread crumbs, ricotta, montasio and 2 T of salt. Shape the mixture into 40 golf ball-size meatballs.
• In a wide saucepan, bring the chicken stock and water to a boil. Add half of the meatballs and simmer over medium-low heat until just cooked through (about 10 minutes). Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked meatballs to a rimmed baking sheet. Repeat the process with the remaining meatballs.
• On another large rimmed baking sheet, drizzle scallions with vegetable oil and season with salt. Working in 3 batches, grill scallions over high heat for about 2 minutes, turning once, until charred on both sides; return the grilled scallions to the baking sheet. Gently toss the grilled scallions with the olive oil and Parmigiano-Reggiano shavings. Grill the preserved lemon halves over high heat, cut side down, for about 4 minutes, or until charred. Squeeze the grilled lemon halves over the scallions and toss again. Arrange the scallions on a platter.
• Lightly drizzle meatballs with vegetable oil and roll to coat. Grill the meatballs over high heat, rolling to turn them, until lightly charred all over and heated through, (about 3 minutes total). Using tongs, arrange the meatballs on top of the scallions and serve.

GRILLED RATATOUILLE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for medium heat. Toss zucchini, eggplant, and 1/4 cup oil on a rimmed baking sheet; season with 1 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Grill, turning often, until steamy, tender, and charred all over, 8-12 minutes. Return to baking sheet and let cool.
• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• Slice grilled vegetables into bite-size pieces and transfer to a large bowl. Add tomato, cheese, vinegar, thyme, and 1 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. pepper, and 1/2 cup oil and mix to combine. Drain pasta and immediately add to bowl with vegetables. Mix well to combine, then top with basil.
• Do Ahead: Vegetables can be grilled 3 days ahead. Transfer (whole) to an airtight container and chill.

SUMMERTIME SPAGHETTI WITH GRILLED MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain. , Meanwhile, combine onion, bread crumbs, egg, Parmesan, milk and seasonings. Add beef; mix lightly. With wet hands, shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place meatballs on greased grill rack; grill, covered, over medium heat until cooked through, about 10 minutes., For sauce, combine tomatoes, garlic, oil, sugar, salt, oregano and pepper in an 11x7x2-in. disposable foil pan. Grill over medium heat until sauce begins to simmer, about 10 minutes. Stir in basil., Serve meatballs and sauce with spaghetti; top with shredded Parmesan.