WHOLE WHEAT ROTINI PASTA SALAD

Whole Wheat Rotini Pasta Salad image

Fabulous light pasta salad with carrots, asparagus, tomatoes, and green onions. It gets better the longer it marinates, so don't be afraid to prepare it ahead of time and stick it in the refrigerator a few hours.

Provided by tlabrum

Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Tomato Salad Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) box whole wheat rotini pasta
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup crumbled feta cheese, or to taste
6 leaves fresh basil, chopped
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and chopped
3 tomatoes, chopped
2 large carrots, chopped
1 bunch green onions
4 cloves garlic, minced

Steps:

Bring a large pot with lightly salted water to a rolling boil. Cook rotini at a boil until the pasta is cooked yet slightly firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
Rinse the pasta with cold water until completely chilled; drain completely.
While the pasta cooks, whisk the apple cider vinegar and olive oil together in a large bowl until blended. Stir feta cheese, basil, salt, and black pepper into the vinaigrette.
Fold the asparagus, tomatoes, carrots, green onions, and garlic into the vinaigrette to coat evenly.
Stir the cooled pasta into the vegetable mixture; toss until evenly mixed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 351.8 calories, Carbohydrate 52.2 g, Cholesterol 5.6 mg, Fat 11.7 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 11 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 125.8 mg, Sugar 7.5 g