Yay! Spring has finally arrived and THIS delicious, fresh Spring Pasta Salad is my new favourite thing! With fresh asparagus, crispy snap peas, cherry tomatoes and a delicious savoury basil dressing you’ll make this again and again:)
Chop all your ingredients. Cook the pasta according to the package directions. One minute before the pasta is done add your snap peas and chopped asparagus. Drain and immediately rinse under cold water.
Meanwhile make your dressing by whisking together the olive oil, mayonnaise, vinegar, salt and mustard. Add your shallots and basil and stir to combine. Add pepper to taste.
In a large bowl add your drained pasta, peas and asparagus. Add your chopped yellow pepper. cherry tomatoes and green onions. Toss gently with the dressing. 
Allow it to sit for at least 1/2 hour to blend the flavours. If refrigerating, remove it from the fridge 20 minutes before serving.
Want to make this salad for a potluck? Make it the night before omitting the tomatoes until the following day. Allow the salad to come to room temperature and add an extra drizzle of olive oil if necessary.
Gluten free or cooking for someone who is? Just use your favourite gluten free pasta.
Adapted from Workman, Katie. “Vegetarian Spring Pasta Salad”. The Province. Wednesday April 11, 2018.
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- 1 lb (454 grams) of spiral pasta
- 2 cups halved sugar snap peas
- 2 cups baby asparagus cut into 1 inch (2.5 cm) pieces
- 1 large yellow pepper chopped
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
- ⅓ cup green onions, chopped
- DRESSING:
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- ⅓ cup shallots, diced
- ½ cup basil, chopped finely
- pepper to taste
- Chop all your ingredients.
- Cook the pasta according to package directions.
- One minute before the pasta is done add your snap peas and chopped asparagus.
- Drain and immediately rinse under cold water.
- Meanwhile make your dressing by whisking together the olive oil, mayonnaise, vinegar, salt and mustard. Add your shallots and basil and stir to combine.
- Add pepper to taste.
- In a large bowl add your drained pasta, peas and asparagus. Add your chopped yellow pepper. cherry tomatoes and green onions. Toss gently with the dressing.
- Want to make this salad for a potluck? Make it the night before omitting the tomatoes until the following day. Allow the salad to come to room temperature and add an extra drizzle of olive oil if necessary.
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