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Pasta Primavera Salad

Cold pasta and vegetable salad.
Servings 10 servings
Prep Time

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cauliflower florets
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 1 cup zucchini 1inch pieces
  • 1 cup yellow squash 1inch pieces
  • 2 cups green beans 1inch lengths
  • 6 medium tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 package spiral macaroni 7 ounce
  • 1/3 cup Italian dressing
  • 2 cup tablespoons dried basil crumbled, or 1/2fresh basil, chopped

Instructions

  1. Cook first 5 vegetables in boiling salted water (2 quarts water, 1 teaspoon salt) until crisp tender (2-3 minutes for cauliflower, 1 minute for broccoli, 1-2 minutes for squash, 4 minutes for green beans). Drain, cool immediately in cold water. Drain on paper towels. Peel, seed and cut tomatoes into 1inch pieces. In skillet, heat olive oil; saute garlic 30 seconds. Stir in tomatoes, salt, sugar and pepper. Cook 2 minutes. Cook macaroni in boiling salted water (2 quarts water, 1 teaspoon salt) until al dente (about 6 minutes). Drain, rinse briefly in cold water; drain well. Place slightly warm macaroni in large bowl; toss with Italian dressing. Toss in vegetables, tomatoes and basil. Refrigerate, covered, several hours to blend flavors.