Fresh Vegetable Salad

Pasta Salad - Salad

Best with 'fresh from your garden' vegetables. A crisp, refreshing and simple side dish for those blistering hot summers!

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 8 mins

Total: 28 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Fresh Vegetable Salad

Ingredients

6 cups water

2 cups tri-color rotini pasta

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil

¼ cup red wine vinegar

1 teaspoon honey

2 tomatoes

chopped

½ sweet onion (such as Vidalia®)

chopped

1 cucumber

peeled and diced

2 carrots

cut into bite-size pieces

½ cup diced celery

3 cloves garlic

chopped

2 green onions

chopped

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

or to taste

1 ½ teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro

1 pinch fresh cracked black pepper

or to taste

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Directions

Step 1

Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Cook the rotini in boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite about 8 minutes; drain. Rinse with cold water until cooled completely; drain. Transfer pasta to a large mixing bowl.

Step 2

Whisk olive oil vinegar and honey together in a bowl; drizzle over pasta and toss to coat. Fold tomatoes sweet onion cucumber carrots celery garlic green onions parsley and cilantro individually into the pasta mixture to assure even distribution. Season with black pepper.

Nutritional Information

Fresh Vegetable Salad

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 114.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.5g 5%

Carbohydrates: 15.1g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 1.4g 6%

Sugars: 2.7g

Fat: 5g 8%

Saturated Fat: 0.7g 4%

Vitamin A Iu: 2030IU 41%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.8mg 14%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 5%

Vitamin C: 6.4mg 11%

Folate: 45.6mcg 11%

Calcium: 22.9mg 2%

Iron: 0.7mg 4%

Magnesium: 17.1mg 6%

Potassium: 190.7mg 5%

Sodium: 18.2mg 1%

Calories From Fat: 45

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.