21 Healthy Salads #15 Veg Pasta Salad

Veg Pasta Salad



Ingredients:

Pasta - 2.5 cups
Broccoli (boiled) - 1 cup
Red capsicum (julienne) - 1/2
Yellow capsicum (julienne) - 1/2
Green capsicum (julienne) - 1/2
Cherry tomatoes (halved) - 1 cup
Salt - 2 tsp
Mustard powder - 1 tsp
Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Mixed herbs - 1/2 tsp
Vinegar - 1 tbsp
Olive oil - 4 tbsp

Method:

1. Boil water in a pan
2. Add 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp oil, pasta and boil for 8 minutes
3. Drain and rinse with cold water
4. In a small blender add 3 tbsp olive oil, vinegar, 1 tsp salt, mustard powder, black pepper powder, mixed herbs, some juliennes of red, yellow, green capsicum, 8 cherry tomatoes
5. Blend it to get the dressing
6. In a mixing bowl add boiled pasta, broccoli, red capsicum, yellow capsicum, green capsicum, tomato and mix
7. Pour 3/4 dressing over it and mix
8. Blend the remaining dressing again
9. Take out salad in serving bowl and top it with remaining dressing
10. Serve it as an appetizer or first course meal

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