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Healthy Pasta Salad With Vegetables
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This healthier pasta salad is made with whole wheat or gluten free pasta for healthier carbs, fresh vegetables, and a low calorie Italian-style salad dressing.
serves/makes:
ready in:
2-5 hrs
2-5 hrs
3 reviews
ingredients
1 pound whole wheat or gluten free penne or rotini pasta
1 can (16 ounce size) pitted ripe olives
2 large carrots
1 clove garlic, pressed
2 stalks celery, sliced thin
1 medium purple onion, coarsely chopped
3 roma tomatoes
2 large green bell peppers
2 large yellow bell peppers
2 large red bell peppers
2 large cucumbers, peeled and chopped
1 bottle (16 ounce size) low calorie Italian salad dressing
1 cup reduced-fat shredded Parmesan cheese
4 tablespoons combination of fresh rosemary, thyme, and basil, or your favorite blend
black pepper, to taste
directions
Drain the olives and slice or coarsely chop. You can also buy pre-sliced olives for convenience.
Peel and shred the carrots. Seed and chop the bell peppers into a small dice. Dice and seed the tomatoes and let drain in a colander.
Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente (for best results follow the time recommended on pasta package). Rinse with cold water and drain well. Let cool in colander while preparing the rest of the recipe.
Combine the olives, carrots, garlic, celery, purple onion, roma tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers with the dressing. Toss to coat. Stir in the pasta, cheese, herbs, and black pepper and make sure to coat the pasta thoroughly.
Cover and chill for 4-8 hours. Toss the salad before serving. Add additional dressing if it seems dry. Adjust seasoning if needed.
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reviews & comments
March 5, 2014
I only used green bell peppers because the red and yellow ones are more expensive. I used a red onion but I think that's the same as purple? I omitted the carrots because I didn't have any and it was still very good. I think this would also be good with a ranch dressing on it.
January 7, 2014
I was searching for gluten free recipes to serve to some friends who are celiacs and came across this one. One note, make sure the salad dressing is gluten free if that is a concern (the first one I picked up had gluten in it). My friends really enjoyed the salad.
November 15, 2013
I don't care for the whole wheat pastas so I used regular. It was still lower in calories and healthier because of all those veggies! I will make this again for sure.