I know what you’re thinking: Yawn, another pasta salad. You’ve probably seen a pasta salad at nearly every cook out you’ve been to this summer. They litter every grocery store deli case with their gloppy mayonnaise dressings, too-sweet pickle relish, and bland canned black olives. But don’t turn away yet! This pasta salad is different. This one is special.
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Our cupboards are overflowing with grains. Sean and I went on a bit of a bulk aisle shopping spree, and we’re fully stocked up with millet, spelt, kamut, barley, kasha, rice…it’s a good thing I love grain salads so much. It’s going to be a whole grain kind of summer.
Last I week I was inspired by the tomatoes and jalapeños that came in our Full Belly Farm box. I thought about making salsa, but I’m trying to stop pretending that tortilla chips are health food. Then I had a sudden salad brainstorm. I’m so glad I did. This salad tastes exactly like summer. I served it with some grilled salmon and little smidgen of chipotle crema, and it was the most standout dinner of the week, hands down.
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Do you ever do that thing where you buy tomatoes before it’s really and truly time, because you just want it to be summer so badly, but you end up sad and disappointed because they’re inevitably mealy and flavorless? Yeah, I did that a few months ago. It was a bummer. So when tomato season hit for reals, I knew I had to make up for that earlier sad scene. I had to showcase these beauties in a way that was deserving. This salad is so deserving.
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