Cooks Resource

Cooks Resource

Featuring - Chef Cleophas C. Chambliss


Eat Healthy

LIGHT PRIMAVERA SALAD

LIGHT PRIMAVERA SALAD

Makes 5 – 6 serving

8 ounces fusilli pasta or rotelli, cooked

1 cup Chinese pea pods,

1 cup asparagus, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces

1 cup broccoli, cut

1 cup carrots, cut into coins

1/2 cup onion, chopped

1/2 cup red pepper, chopped

1 cup small button mushrooms

1 tablespoon olive oil 3 tablespoons lemon juice

3 tablespoons dijon mustard

1 tablespoons tarragon, fresh and chopped

2 tablespoons basil, fresh and chopped

1/2 teaspoon salt

  1. Prepare pasta and blanch vegetables until tender. 
  2. Rinse pasta and vegetables in cold water. 
  3. Combine pasta and vegetables together in a large bowl. 
  4. In a food processor blend olive oil, lemon juice, dijon mustard, tarragon, basil, and salt, together. 
  5. Pour dressing over the pasta and vegetable blend, toss together until well blended.