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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Vegetable Pasta Salad



This recipe is very easy and quick. This makes a perfect lunch box dish for kids or for a picnic.
You can make this much ahead as you can eat it cold or at room temperature.

Ingredients:

  • Shell Pasta - Half a packet
  • Italian Dressing - Just enough to coat pasta
  • Red , Green, and yellow Bell Peppers - 1 cup
  • Grape Tomatoes - 1/4 cup
  • Black Olives - 1/4 cup or to taste ( I did not add any, no one in my family likes olives ;) )
  • Diced Carrots, Peas, Brocolli ( or any vegetable you like ) - 1/4 cup
  • Red Chili Flakes - to taste
  • Oregano - for garnish
  • Salt - to taste
  • Black Pepper Powder - to taste
  • Parmesan Cheese - to taste

Directions :

  • Cook pasta as directed on the package. Drain and keep aside.
  • Transfer into a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients to it and toss well to coat evenly.
  • Now if you wish you can saute the vegetables just for a couple of minutes in olive oil before mixing it into the pasta.
  • If you like them all raw, but only carrots need to be cooked , you can microwave only carrots. It totally depends on how you like your veggies.
  • Let it rest for an hour for best taste. You can either eat it at room temperature or cold from fridge.

Note : All the ingredients can be adjusted to suit your taste.

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