Fresh Vegetable Pasta Salad with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
Now that it’s nearing mid-August, I feel summer slowly slipping away, but I’m not going to let it go before I make more summer vegetable salads. I gave this family-favorite whole grain rotini salad a facelift with the added Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto. It adds so much flavor, healthy omega-9-rich olive oil, vitamin C packed sun-dried tomatoes and cholesterol-lowering garlic. Pesto is high in calories, but for all the aforementioned benefits, you can’t beat it for busting the flavor-meter! This recipe can stand alone as a main dish due to the high protein content of the pasta along with the cheese and vegetables; I combine it with fresh cut summer fruit for a satisfying, simple summer meal.
I’m a fan of Barilla pastas available at most grocery stores. The yellow box (pictured below) is a multi-grain mix of spelt, barley, wheat, oats, lentils, chickpeas, flaxseed; I really like the taste. The blue box Whole Grain variety (also pictured below) is a whole grain blend of wheat and oat fiber with no added enriched flours. Both provide 5-6 grams of fiber per 2 oz serving. That’s a lot!
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Allysun Christensen
Karen so yummy! Made it tonight and we LOVED it! Loving your website! Thanks for sharing.
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Allysun Christensen
Karen
Hi Ally: This makes me so happy that you’re enjoying the recipes. It makes it all worth it when I hear from others. We MISS you!
Allysun Christensen
We miss you guys too! So excited to try more of these beautiful, yummy recipes! Let me know when you cookbook comes out!