Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad
Summer vegetable pasta salad is the perfect addition to your next warm weather picnic or barbecue. Tossed in a homemade vinaigrette dressing, this pasta salad is filled with fresh summer produce like zucchini, summer squash, bell pepper, tomatoes, and corn.
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 216kcal
Ingredients
- 16 ounces rotini pasta, uncooked
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 small zucchini, cubed
- 1 small summer squash, cubed
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 1 cup corn
Vinaigrette dressing
- ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook rotini according to package directions for al dente pasta. Drain and rinse with cold water until pasta is room temperature.
- Place pasta in a large bowl with cherry tomatoes, zucchini, squash, bell pepper, onion, and corn. Set aside.
- In a bowl, add olive oil, vinegar, Italian seasoning, salt, garlic powder, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Whisk to combine. Pour over pasta salad ingredients and toss until evenly coated.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving to chill and allow flavors to meld.
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Notes
- Prepared pasta salad will keep for 3 to 4 days in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator, but will have best flavor and appearance if served within the first day.
- Pasta salad will continue to soak up dressing as it sits. If it begins to look dry, feel free to toss in additional oil and vinegar.
- Optional additions/substitutions: sliced olives, cubed cucumber, shredded carrot, shredded/cubed mozzarella or cheddar cheese, crumbled feta cheese.
Nutrition Estimate
Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 137mg | Potassium: 212mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 221IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg