Rainbow Italian Pasta Salad
Brighten up your menu with this easy rainbow pasta salad tossed in a homemade Italian vinaigrette. Fresh veggies like mini sweet peppers, cherry tomatoes and cucumbers offer the right amount of crunch that’s topped with fresh Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
- 12 oz. bowtie pasta
- [3 Pero Family Farms® red mini sweet peppers sliced]
- [3 Pero Family Farms® orange mini sweet peppers sliced]
- [3 Pero Family Farms® yellow mini sweet peppers sliced]
- 1 6 oz. can whole black olives
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- ½ seedless cucumber chopped
- ¼ cup freshly-shredded Parmesan cheese
Dressing
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3 Tbsp. white wine vinegar
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1½ tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp. honey
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ⅛ tsp. pepper
Instructions
- Whisk oil, vinegar, garlic, Italian seasoning, mustard, honey, salt and pepper in small bowl. Set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, rinse with cold water and let cool.
- In large bowl, mix together pasta, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers and olives. Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat well. Top with Parmesan cheese.
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