Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, summer pasta salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have summer pasta salad using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Summer Pasta Salad:
- Get 2 Cups Cooked Wholewheat Pasta (I use Rotini)
- Take 2 Nectarines
- Make ready 2 Cups Rocket
- Get 2 Large Tomato’s (any tomato will work)
- Get 1/2 Large Cucumber
- Get 1/2 White Onion
- Take 1 Cup Feta Cheese
- Make ready 1 Bunch Fresh Basil
- Prepare Handful Fresh Chives
- Prepare Optional: Quorn Chicken (or any protein!)
- Take Honey Mustard Dressing
- Get 1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Make ready 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
- Make ready 1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
- Take 2 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard
- Get 1 Clove Minced Garlic
- Take 2 Tablespoons Honey
- Get to taste Salt & Pepper
Pasta Salads are a cinch to make and a great way to show off summer veggies. Add some grilled chicken or shrimp, and you've got the makings of a satisfying meal. What really sets a good pasta apart though is a great, creamy dressing. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
Steps to make Summer Pasta Salad:
- Cook the Pasta (al dente) and set aside to cool. Toss with a little oil to keep from sticking together!
- Dice the vegetables & nectarines into small chunks.
- Finely chop the chives, and tear the basil into small piece.
- Crumble the feta cheese on top.
- Mix all of the ingredients for the honey mustard in a jar or bowl. If using a jar, add all the ingredients and shake well!
- Pour dressing (as much or as little as you want!) onto the salad & serve!
- Mix the pasta with all of the vegetable, nectarine, herbs, and if you decide to put in Quorn chicken pieces or other proteins do so.
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