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veggie pasta salad

7/2/2018

Ingredients: Makes 4 servings

1 box of Explore Cuisine chickpea pasta
1 cucumber
2 cups cherry tomatoes
1 cup broccoli
1 orange (or your favorite color) pepper
2 TBS homemade Italian dressing (scroll to bottom for link to recipe)
4 stalks celery
1/4 c olives

Directions:
1. Cook pasta as directed on box. For the veggie pastas, it takes only a few minutes to cook.
2. As pasta is cooking, dice up cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli, peppers and celery and place in large bowl
3. Drain pasta and add into diced veggie mixture.
4. Add in Italian dressing mixture
5. Serve warm or place in fridge for 30 minutes to serve cold

Nutrition: (per serving)
Calories: 339
Fat: 10
Carbs: 50
Protein: 15
Fiber: 8
Sugar: 8

Homemade Italian Dressing

HOMEMADE ITALITAN DRESSING

7/2/2018

A Homemade, Healthy & Quick Italian Dressing

Ingredients: Makes 16 servings (1 TBS per serving)

3/4 c olive oil
1 TSP garlic salt
1 TSP dried parsley
1 TSP dried basil
1/2 TSP dried oregano
Ground pepper to taste
Optional: Parmesan cheese or if vegan: nutritional yeast

Directions:

Measure all ingredients into a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake vigorously until well-blended and emulsified. Taste and adjust seasonings, adding more salt and pepper if necessary. (Alternatively, you may whisk ingredients together in a bowl, process ingredients in a mini food processor, or blend them in a blender.) Store leftovers in a sealed container in the refrigerator; allow to come to room temperature and shake well before using.

Nutrition: (per serving)
Calories: 119
Fat: 14
Carbs: 0
Protein: 0
Fiber: 0
Sugar: 0

veggie pasta salad

HOMEMADE ITALITAN DRESSING

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