VEGGIE PASTA SALAD
Veggie Pasta Salad is a warm, healthy, filling and delicious salad that can be enjoyed as a meal on its own. Loaded with veggies, one can use any vegetables of their choice.
Ingredients
- 1 cup pasta uncooked
- ½ tsp salt for the pasta
- 1 medium onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- ½ bell pepper any colour
- 1 medium zucchini
- 1 large carrot
- 1 cup beans cooked
- ¼ cup olive slices
- 12 baby tomatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp salt for the salad
- ½ tsp pepper powder
- 1 tbsp thyme leaves
- 1 tsp mixed herbs dried
- ¼ tsp chilli flakes
To Serve:
- 2 tbsp salad dressing or lemon juice
- some cheese any of your choice.
Instructions
BOIL THE PASTA:
- Bring to boil about 4 cups of water in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the pasta and ½ tsp salt.
- Cook the pasta till it is al dente. Usually the cooking time is indicated on the packet.
- Drain out the pasta into a colander.
- Get the vegetables ready for the salad.
- Peel and cut the onion into chunks.
- Peel and slice the garlic.
- Peel and cut carrot into slices that are not too thick or thin.
- Cut the bell pepper into half. Remove the seeds. Cut into bite size chunks.
- Cut the tomatoes into halves.
- Trim the ends of the zucchini. Cut into slices that are not too thick or thin.
PREPARATION OF THE SALAD:
- Heat oil in a wide pan over medium to high heat.
- Add onion and garlic and stir fry for 30 seconds.
- Add carrots and stir fry for 30 seconds.
- Add zucchini and bell pepper. Add salt. Stir fry for 1 minute.
- Add the cooked beans, pasta, herbs, pepper powder, chilli flakes. Mix well.
- Allow the salad to get warm for 1 minute.
- Add salad dressing or lemon juice. Mix well. Add cheese and serve immediately.
Notes
- Add any vegetables of your choice like cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, baby corn, French beans, etc
- Use any fresh herbs of your choice. If you don't have any then use dried herbs.
- Don't over cook the vegetables. You want them to be crunchy and juicy.
- Add olives of your choice.
- I used cheddar cheese, you can use feta, parmesan, brie, etc.