Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, summer pasta salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Summer Pasta Salad is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Summer Pasta Salad is something that I have loved my entire life.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have summer pasta salad using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Summer Pasta Salad:
- Prepare 2 Cups Cooked Wholewheat Pasta (I use Rotini)
- Take 2 Nectarines
- Take 2 Cups Rocket
- Make ready 2 Large Tomato’s (any tomato will work)
- Prepare 1/2 Large Cucumber
- Take 1/2 White Onion
- Take 1 Cup Feta Cheese
- Take 1 Bunch Fresh Basil
- Take Handful Fresh Chives
- Make ready Optional: Quorn Chicken (or any protein!)
- Make ready Honey Mustard Dressing
- Make ready 1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Take 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
- Get 1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
- Get 2 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard
- Make ready 1 Clove Minced Garlic
- Get 2 Tablespoons Honey
- Prepare to taste Salt & Pepper
This summer pasta salad is loaded with pineapple and a creamy, flavorsome homemade dressing. It is a perfect summer meal. You can make it in advance and let it sit in the fridge. This easy pasta salad takes my favorite summer ingredients and turns them into a delicious meal.
Instructions 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.
You can make it in advance and let it sit in the fridge. This easy pasta salad takes my favorite summer ingredients and turns them into a delicious meal. Combine the chopped vegetables and pasta in a large serving bowl. Pour the olive oil over the vegetables and pasta and stir to coat with a wooden spoon. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and chopped fresh basil.
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