Veggie Pasta Salad

This is a different and healthy pasta salad. Use whole-grain or low-carb pasta if you like and substitute veggies to suit your taste. Wear plastic gloves while chopping hot pepper and be sure you don't touch your eyes or nose.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 190 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ground black pepper to taste
• ¼ cup tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 cucumber, seeded and chopped
• ¼ cup diced sweet onion
• ¼ cup lime juice
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 (8 ounce) package pasta spirals
• ½ fresh hot chile pepper, seeded and minced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the pasta spirals at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain. Rinse pasta with cold water until cool; drain.

Step 2

Toss drained pasta, sweet onion, green bell pepper, chile pepper, tomatoes, and cucumber together in a large bowl.

Step 3

Whisk olive oil, tomato sauce, lime juice, red wine vinegar, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper together in a separate bowl; drizzle over the pasta mixture and stir to coat.

Step 4

Chill in refrigerator 2 hours; stir to serve.