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Return pasta to the pan; add vegetables and toss.
This tasty garden pasta salad is loaded with fresh chopped vegetables.
The lemony pesto and mayonnaise dressing flavors the salad perfectly.
You can cook Garden pasta salad using 18 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Garden pasta salad
- Prepare 1 medium of cucumber.
- It's 1 medium of yellow summer squash.
- It's 1 medium of zucchini.
- You need 1 medium of sweet red pepper.
- You need 1 medium of green pepper.
- You need 4 cup of fresh broccoli florets.
- You need 3 cup of fresh cauliflowerets.
- Prepare 1 small of red onion finely copped.
- You need 2 packages of Italian salad dressing mix.
- It's 4 1/2 cup of uncooked bow tow pasta or your choice of noodles.... I tried wheat noodles this time :-).
- Prepare 1/4 cup of olive oil.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar.
- You need 3/4 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of pepper.
- You need 1 cup of *optional**cranraisons, or cranberry or raisons.
- Prepare 3/4 cup of **optional ** sliced fresh mushrooms.
- You need 3/4 cup of **optional**diced tomatoes.
- You need 1/2 cup of **optional ** sliced or diced depending on taste and size celery.
This easy pasta salad can make a fresh and healthy dinner, or a tasty Mediterranean side dish. This yummy Mediterranean recipe is full of peaches, pasta, chicken, and fresh herbs. Garden Pata Salad I found this to be bland and so took other reviewers suggestions and added my go-to pasta salad I've made this many times guests love it. I stick to the recipe and I think it has great.
Garden pasta salad instructions
- wash the first 5 ingredients, but do not dry: chop and transfer to a large Bowl. add the remaining vegetables ( not tomatoes or mushrooms yet, they should be added just before serving). sprinkle with dry dressing mix; toss to coat. refrigerate , covered , 4~6 he's or overnight..
- cook pasta according to package. drain. rinse with cold water. add to the vegetable mixture. in a small bowl , whisk together the remaining ingredients. add to the salad : toss to cost..
- if desired , add the optional ingredients, toss again. serve and enjoy !.
- prep time : about 30 minutes, plus chilling time, plus pasta cooking time ( about 10~ 15 minutes ).
- makes about 24 1 cup servings.
Ripe vegetables and whole wheat noodles get together for a better-for-you take on pasta salad. Garden Pasta Salad is a great salad but a little different since the dressing is sweet and sour. We really like this for a change from the usual pasta salad. You can use your imagination and add other. Summer is definitely pasta salad season at our house and this garden pasta saad is terrific for the season.