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This vegetable pasta salad is tasty with colorful and crunchy vegetables dressed in a light mayo/mustard and fresh herb sauce.
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Vegetable Pasta Salad

This vegetable pasta is colorful and tasty with fresh herbs and light mayonnaise/mustard dressing
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: pasta salad
Servings: 10 servings

Equipment

  • Large Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups dried bowtie pasta (precooked)
  • 2 carrots (peeled and diced)
  • 3 mini red peppers (seeded and minced)
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 2 green onions (all the white and green - cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
  • 1/2 cup greens peas (frozen - thawed)
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise (I used light)
  • 1 1/2 TBS Dijon mustard
  • 1 1/2 TBS yellow mustard
  • 2 sprigs thyme (minced)
  • 4 sprigs chives (minced)
  • 1 sprig salad burnet* (minced)
  • 1 tsp salt (to taste)
  • 1/2 tsp coarse pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  • Cook pasta to al dente according to directions on the package
  • Drain and rinse pasta
  • In a large bowl put all your diced vegetables
  • Add the pasta and stir to mix
  • Sprinkle thyme, chives, and salad burnet all over pasta vegetable mixture and mix
  • In a small bowl add mayonnaise, mustards, salt, and pepper; stir to mix all in
  • Scoop mayonnaise/mustard mixture into bowl with pasta and vegetables; mix in
  • Refrigerate about 1 hour to chill and incorporate flavors

Notes

*a herb