With the arrival of warm weather comes lunches and dinners with friends or family. The desire to complicate things in the kitchen also seems to take a break and simple, fresh dishes are imposed in our diet. Salad season begins, with pasta being one of the best options for creating original, tasty and complete salads.

The colorful pastas from the Casa Losito brand have this delicious philosophy that inspires shared moments and breathes summer sensations because " Happiness is in what you eat and with whom you eat it."

We have selected four pasta recipes that we are sure will be a hit with your guests and, best of all, they are healthy! Their colours, in addition to adding colour to the dish, are 100% natural.

Take note!

Sicilian Salad

Ingredients:

1 package of Farfalle Bianche, Rosse e Verdi Casa Losito
Arugula
Cherry tomatoes on the vine
Mozzarella pearls
Onion
black olives
White and black peppercorns
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt
Preparation:
Heat water in a pot with a pinch of salt and when it starts to boil, add the pasta and cook for 6-7 minutes. Add a splash of olive oil so that it doesn't stick when you drain it.
While the pasta is cooking, prepare the vegetables: clean the arugula, cut the cherry tomatoes in half and finely chop the onion.
Drain the pasta and let it cool slightly.
Assemble the salad: Place the arugula and pasta on a plate and add the tomatoes, onion, olives and mozzarella pearls.
Dress the salad: add a pinch of salt, peppercorns and a splash of extra virgin olive oil.

Salad for children.

A fresh, flavourful and easy-to-prepare recipe. The Organic Coloured Numbers pasta is made in a traditional way and with 100% Italian quality ingredients such as durum wheat semolina, purple carrot, dehydrated spinach, red beetroot and turmeric. All the little ones and not so little ones in the house will love this recipe!
Ingredients:
1 pack of Casa Losito Color Numbers
Cherry tomatoes
Mozzarella Cheese Balls
Extra virgin olive oil
Process:

1.- Heat water in a pot and when it starts to boil, add a pinch of salt and the pasta. Cook for 3/4 minutes. Allow to cool.
2.- Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.
3.- Mix the pasta, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella cheese balls and extra virgin olive oil. Ready to serve.

Cold pasta salad with spinach, cherry and feta cheese.

We know that meals in the office are not always the tastiest, and that's why we want to help you make your meals outside the home delicious. This cold salad of cherry tomatoes, spinach and feta cheese will put a smile on your face when it appears in your lunch box at lunchtime.
Ingredients.
A package of White, Red and Green Farfalle 250 gr.
Cherry tomatoes
Spinach
Feta cheese
Cucumber
Chilli peppers

For the sauce:
Extra virgin olive oil
Balsamic vinegar of Modena
Salt
Ground white pepper
Garlic powder

Preparation:
Cook the Farfalle according to package directions until al dente. (Italy: 6 minutes/Rest of the world: 7 minutes). Drain and set aside.
Wash the spinach and drain it. Do the same with the cucumber and cherry tomatoes.
Cut the cucumber and feta cheese into cubes.
Mix all the above ingredients in a bowl and add the chilli to give it a spicy touch.
No salad is finished until it has its dressing, so go for it! Mix together the oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Add to the salad and enjoy the flavor.

Farfalle, Cherry Tomato and Boiled Egg Salad

We're gonna need...
✔️ 1 package of Farfalle Porpora e Verdi #CasaLosito

✔️4 cherry tomatoes cut into quarters

✔️2 tablespoons of canned sweet corn

✔️2 tuna loins in olive oil

✔️1 boiled egg

✔️100 gr of feta cheese

✔️EVOO, salt, basil leaves and oregano to taste
To the kitchen!
1. Cook the Farfalle Porpora e Verdi according to package directions until al dente. (Italy 6 minutes, rest of the world: 7 minutes). Drain and set aside.
2. Prepare the rest of the salad by cutting the cherry tomatoes into quarters, cutting the tuna loins into pieces and cooking the egg. Top with the pasta with the sweetcorn, tuna, feta cheese, cherry tomatoes and finish with the tomato leaves. basil and oregano to taste.
3. Add salt and olive oil to taste to finish seasoning. Ready to enjoy!

Pennoni with Avocado, Shrimp and Apple

Easy and fresh... just what we want at this time of year! This delicious dish is ideal for those days when we fancy an original meal without much preparation behind it. Will you join us in the kitchen? 😋
You only need (two people)
A package of our Pennoni #CasaLosito 250 gr.
1 avocado
1 apple
200 gr. of fresh prawns
6 cherry tomatoes
Olive oil
Sherry Vinegar Reduction

To the kitchen!
1. Bring a medium pot of water (3 litres) to a boil, enough water so that the pasta can move around. Season the water with two pinches of coarse salt. Cook the packet of our Pennoni pasta until al dente. Drain and set aside for later.
2. Cook the prawns in a pot and peel them when they are ready. If you prefer, you can buy them frozen and cook them right away... even easier!
3. Pit and cut the avocado, apple and cherry tomatoes in half.
4. Serve everything together and dress with the oil and the sherry vinegar reduction. Enjoy!