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Italian Pasta Salad

 

A simple red wine vinegar dressing makes this pasta salad side dish lower in fat and calories than most deli pasta salads.

 

Servings: 6 (1/2-cup) servings

Total: 25 mins

Rated:

 

1 star 2 starts 3 stars 4 stars 5 stars

 

Ingredients

4 ounces dried whole wheat rotini pasta, dried whole grain penne pasta, or dried bow tie pasta (about 1 1/2 cups)

1 cup fresh sugar snap peas (4 ounces), trimmed

1/2 cup chopped red sweet pepper

1/4 cup shredded fresh basil*

2 tablespoons pitted nioise olives or pitted ripe olives, quartered

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 clove garlic, minced

1/8 teaspoon salt

Dash ground black pepper

 

Directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, adding the sugar snap peas for the last 1 minute of cooking. Drain well. Rinse well with cold water; drain again. In a large bowl, combine pasta mixture, sweet pepper, basil, and olives. Set aside.

2. For dressing, in a screw-top jar, combine red wine vinegar, olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cover and shake well. Pour dressing over pasta and vegetables; toss gently to combine. Makes 6 (1/2-cup) servings.

3. You can use assorted sweet peppers for color and flavor. Be sure to remove all seeds and the inside "rib" before you dice. You can also grill the peppers, if you'd like a more "smoky" flavor.

4. You can use an assortment of olives or one in particular. Make sure they are pitted. Again, use the best olives that are available to complement your salad.

5. A quick way to shred (chiffonade) fresh basil is to stack several leaves on top of each other and roll the leaves up like a cigar. Starting at one end, use a sharp knife to cut crosswise into slices.



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