Fresh Vegetable Salad

This pasta salad is packed with fresh vegetables for a refreshing summer side dish.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 mins
• Total Time: 28 mins
• Calories: 114 Calories

Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 cucumber, peeled and diced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, or to taste
• 2 carrots, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 pinch fresh cracked black pepper, or to taste
• 2 cups tri-color rotini pasta
• 0.25 cup red wine vinegar
• 0.25 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 0.5 cup diced celery
• 0.5 sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), chopped
• 1.5 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Cook the rotini in boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain. Rinse with cold water until cooled completely; drain. Transfer pasta to a large mixing bowl.

Step 2

Whisk olive oil, vinegar, and honey together in a bowl; drizzle over pasta and toss to coat. Fold tomatoes, sweet onion, cucumber, carrots, celery, garlic, green onions, parsley, and cilantro individually into the pasta mixture to assure even distribution. Season with black pepper.