HEALTHY VEGETABLE PASTA SALAD

Healthy Vegetable Pasta Salad image

Provided by Cathy Zecchini

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 7

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8 oz small pasta shells (uncooked)
4 carrots (diced)
3 stalk(s) celery (diced)
1/2 medium zucchini (diced)
1 c broccoli florets (cut into small piece)
1/2 medium sized onion (diced)
1/2 c low-fat balsamic vinegarette dressing

Steps:

1. Pasta Salad: a) Cook the pasta following the directions on the box (usually boil for approx. 7 minutes) and then drain. b) Dice the all the vegetables and steam them for about 5 minutes. c) Mix the pasta and steamed vegetables together and add balsamic vinaigrette dressing to coat. Add additional garlic powder, salt, and pepper to taste, if desired. Chill.
2. Balsamic Vinegarette Dressing: Mix together 2 T of the dry spice mixture (see step below or use a packet of Good Seasons) with 1/3 c. balsamic vinegar, 1/3 c. canola oil, 1/3 c. water. (NOTE: I use the glass container w/lid that I got with my Good Seasons Salad dressing packets when preparing this dressing.)
3. Dry spice mixture used for salad dressing: 1 T garlic powder, 1 T onion powder, 1 T sugar, 2 T dried oregano, 1 t ground black pepper, 1/4 t dried thyme, 1 t dried basil, 1 T dried parsley, 1/4 t celery seeds, 1 T salt. (NOTE: this will be enough to make several containers of dressing.)