Pasta Salad
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Instructions
1.cook the noodles.
2,Just mix the salad ingredients together, mix the dressing ingredients, toss with the salad.
The Goods
Difficulty: ................. beginners
Preparation: ............ about 20 minutes
Servings: ................. 4-6
Ingredients
9 ounces dried, smallish pasta (tortellini, bow-tie, rotini, whatever you have) cooked according to package and rinsed lightly with cool water
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 cup diced red bell pepper (about half a large pepper)
1 small zucchini, shredded
4-8 green onions, roasted if possible, sliced into 1/4 inch pieces
Optional ingredients: canned chick peas, spinach or arugula, grated parmesan, artichoke hearts, olives
Dressing
1 ounce red wine vinegar
2 ounces olive oil (or whatever you have)
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper, each
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano and crushed red pepper, each