Garden Pasta Salad

Serve on a crisp bed of greens.

Garden pasta salad. Perfect for grill outs picnics tailgates parties. 1 hr s 10 min s cook. Mix carrots celery peppers tomatoes and green onion together in large bowl. This tasty garden pasta salad is loaded with fresh chopped vegetables.

The lemony pesto and mayonnaise dressing flavors the salad perfectly. Ripe vegetables and whole wheat noodles get together for a better for you take on pasta salad. In a shallow microwave safe dish combine asparagus and 1 4 cup water. Garden fresh pasta salad.

For your next potluck or picnic make a delicious and easy pasta salad. Cook pasta in large pot of boiling water until al dente. Rinse under cold water and drain. This lightly dressed pasta salad gets lots of flavor from kalamata olives and basil.

Original recipe yields 14 servings. Toss in canned chunk light tuna cooked chicken or flavored baked tofu to add protein and make it more substantial. I used rotini in the salad but feel free to use farfalle fusilli or another similar pasta. Pour over pasta mixture.

Switch it up with our pasta salads featuring fresh veggies and flavorful herbs. Garden pesto pasta salad my family and i live on a homestead in the missouri ozarks and produce much of our own food. Combine salad dressing and mustard. Cook pasta according to package directions.

Refrigerating 20 min s prep. Reser s garden pasta salad is a made with mini penne pasta red bell pepper sun dried tomatoes and shredded cheeses in a zesty vinaigrette dressing. Drain and rinse pasta in cold water. No high fructose corn syrup artificial colors or flavors.

Meanwhile in a large bowl combine the broccoli carrots peppers and zucchini. Chill and serve this bright and flavorful salad. In the summer when the garden is bursting with fresh vegetables and it s too hot to cook i like to use the seasonal veggies for pasta salads and other cool meals. Plenty of fresh crunchy carrots celery cucumber green pepper and onions are tossed with tomatoes zesty parmesan and cooked pasta and coated with your favorite italian style salad dressing.

With so many varieties italian pasta salad chicken pasta salad and other party ready recipes there s no need to rely on the same recipe every time.