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Italian pasta salad Recipe : Garden Pasta Salad with Basil Dressing

Filed Under (cold pasta salad recipes) by admin on 10-02-2008

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Ingredients:

3/4 cup chopped green beans
1/2 lb. pasta (bow tie, corkscrew or penne)
2 cups thinly sliced yellow or green zucchini
2 medium carrots, diagonally sliced
Half sweet red pepper, cut in thin strips
1 large tomato, chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped scallions or chives
1/4 cup black olives
2 tbsp. minced fresh basil or 1 tsp. dried

Basil dressing:

3 tbsp. wine or cider vinegar
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. water
2 tbsp. chopped fresh basil or 1/2 tsp. dried
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. minced garlic
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

Italian pasta salad Recipe : Garden Pasta Salad with Basil Dressing

Method ::

In pot of boiling water, blanch beans for 3 minutes; drain and cool under cold water. In large pot of boiling water, cook pasta until tender but firm; drain and rinse well under cold water. Drain again and place in large salad bowl. Add beans, zucchini, carrots, red pepper, tomato, scallions or chives, olives and basil.

Dressing: In small bowl, whisk together vinegar, oil, water, basil, mustard, garlic and hot pepper flakes until well mixed. Pour over salad and toss to mix.

Makes about 10 cups.

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Greek Pasta ::Greek Style Pasta Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

1/4 lb. dried pasta, such as tubes, wagon-wheel or shell shaped
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
1/2 cup cucumbers, sliced, then quartered
1/2 cup California ripe olives, wedged
4 oz. Feta cheese,crumbled
1/4 cup green onions, sliced
1 Tbsp. parsley, finely chopped
Dressing:
3-4 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. dried mint
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary
1/2 cup olive oil

Method ::

Cook pasta according to package directions. Combine with the next 6 ingredients. Whisk together lemon juice and seasonings. Whisk in oil. Pour dressing on salad and toss gently to mix. Adjust seasonings to taste. Note: Add more lemon juice if salad loses lemony-tartness upon standing.

Makes 4 to 6 servings

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