Perfect Potluck Pasta Salad
This is the Perfect Potluck Pasta Salad. Full of flavor from fresh veggies, this easy pasta salad recipe is a fabulous dish for your next potluck or casual social gathering.
Ingredients
- 1 package reduced fat cheese tortellini
- 1 can artichoke hearts
- 1 carrot, thinly sliced
- Broccoli florets, or asparagus
- 1 red pepper, cut into strips
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- Reduced fat Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 clove garlic
- Salt
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- Fresh basil
- Black pepper
Instructions
- Cook pasta until just tender.
- Drain and rinse the artichoke hearts and cut them into quarters.
- Combine tortellini and artichokes with carrots, broccoli, pepper, and green onions.
- In a separate bowl, combine garlic, salt, mustard, vinegar, olive oil, basil and pepper to form the dressing. Pour dressing over salad.
- Top salad with a generous sprinkling of Parmesan cheese and refrigerate.