Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad
My summer vegetable pasta salad is full of fresh veggies topped with a delicious, homemade balsamic vinegar dressing. It is the perfect summer dinner!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Cooling Time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 25 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: summer vegetable pasta salad
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 394kcal
Dressing
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teasoon minced garlic
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Pasta Salad
- 12 ounces bowtie pasta
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 broccoli crown, cut into small florets
- 1 yellow squash, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, seeds removed, diced
- 1/2 cup freshly chopped basil
- 1 cup feta cheese crumbles (optional)
Add all of the ingredients for the dressing into a large bowl. Whisk well, blending the honey with the oil and vinegar.
Add all of the diced veggies to the bowl with the dressing. Stir to coat the vegetables in the dressing.
Let the bowl of marinated veggies sit while you cook the bowtie pasta according to the package directions, boiling for about 7-10 minutes to soften the noodles.
Drain the pasta water, then add the cooked pasta to the bowl with the veggies and dressing. Toss everything together well, coating the noodles in the dressing.
Cover the bowl of pasta salad with plastic wrap and chill for at least one hour or longer.
Add the feta cheese, if using, right before you are ready to serve the pasta salad. Enjoy cold!
- Skip the feta cheese for a dairy-free pasta salad.
- Use freshly chopped parsley in place of basil for a different, herby flavor.
- Any shape of short pasta noodles will work in place of bowtie noodles.
Calories: 394kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 472mg | Potassium: 659mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1486IU | Vitamin C: 109mg | Calcium: 161mg | Iron: 2mg