Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad

Prepared by Chef Melissa Huerta for “Learn to Cook!” Class Galveston County WIC Clinic, July 2019
Preparation time 20 min
Cooking Time 15 min
Ready In 35 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings8
Ingredients
1 bag of pasta, cooked according to package, and cooled 1 cup cut long beans 1 cup butternut squash, diced 1 cup carrots, sliced 1 cup eggplant, diced 1/2 cup onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1/2 cup tomatoes, diced 1 cup zucchini, diced 1 cup spinach, shredded 1 cup cheddar cheese, diced 1 tablespoon dijon mustard 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon chopped fresh herbs salt and pepper to taste
Directions

  1. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
  2. Add onion, garlic, carrots, beans, eggplant, and butternut squash. Saute for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, spinach, and zucchini. season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
  3. Cool, toss with pasta, add cheese.
  4. In a separate bowl mix the mustard, honey, fresh herbs and salt and pepper. Whisk in the olive oil. Toss with pasta and veggies.
  5. Enjoy cold!

*Remember, you can always use what you have on hand, if you don’t have any of the specific ingredients. 

Photo by Lisa