Summer Pasta Salad
PREP 40 minutes
CHILL 12 hours
SERVES 16
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Ingredients:
- 8 oz. dried lasagna noodles, broken into 3-inch pieces, or 3 cups dried bow tie or penne pasta
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 1⁄2 cups fresh green beans, trimmed and halved
- 8 oz. cubed fresh mozzarella cheese or bite-size fresh mozzarella balls
- 1 1⁄2 cups thinly sliced yellow summer squash and/or zucchini
- 1 cup chopped tomato, halved cherry tomatoes, and/or halved grape tomatoes
- 2 oz. thinly sliced prosciutto, torn into bite-size pieces, or salami, halved and sliced (optional)
- 1 cup arugula or fresh baby spinach
- 1⁄2 cup thinly sliced, halved red onion or sliced green onions
- 1⁄2 cup pitted ripe olives or Kalamata olives, halved (optional)
- 2 to 3 Tbsp. slivered fresh basil
- 1 recipe Red Wine Vinaigrette
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Directions:
- Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Rinse with cold water; drain well. In a very large bowl whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and garlic. Add pasta; toss to coat. Cover and chill at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours.
- In a large saucepan cook green beans in a large amount of boiling water 5 minutes; drain and let cool. Add green beans and the next eight ingredients (through basil) to pasta. Drizzle with Red Wine Vinaigrette; toss to coat. Cover and chill at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours before serving.
RED WINE VINAIGRETTE
In a screw-top jar combine 1 cup olive oil; 1⁄3 cup red wine vinegar; 1⁄4 cup fi nely chopped shallots; 2 Tbsp. snipped fresh oregano, thyme, or basil or 2 tsp. dried oregano, thyme, or basil, crushed; 1 Tbsp. Dijon-style mustard or 1⁄2 tsp. dry mustard; 2 tsp. sugar; 2 cloves garlic, minced; and 1⁄4 tsp. each salt and black pepper. Cover and shake well.
[info title="Nutritions" icon="info-circle"]Per Serving 245 cal., 19 g fat (4 g sat. fat), 10 mg chol., 290 mg sodium, 14 g carb., 1 g fi ber, 2 g sugars, 5 g pro.[/info]
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