a twist on pasta salad

Noodles & Pasta

A Twist on Pasta Salad

A creative pasta salad that adds unexpected ingredients like fruit, nuts, or unique dressings to traditional pasta and veggies. Fresh, fun, and perfect for potlucks or lunch.

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups uncooked tri-color spiral pasta
1/4 cup reduced sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar or cider vinegar
1 tablespoon canola oil 1 garlic clove, minced 1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon dried basil 1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups broccoli florets
1 cup halved cherry tomatoes 1 large sweet red pepper, julienned
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions; rinse under cold water. Drain. In a large bowl, whisk together the broth, vinegar, oil, garlic, sugar, basil and salt. Add pasta, broccoli, tomatoes, pepper and Parmesan and toss to coat.