Early Summer Pasta Salad | VegNews

Early Summer Pasta Salad | VegNews

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Summer is here, and whether it’s a simple lunch or BBQ side dish, we love this easy-to-make, cold pasta salad.

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Ingredients

  • For the Lemon Parsley Vinaigrette:
  • 2 minced garlic cloves
  • 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon olive oil, divided
  • ⅜ teaspoons salt, divided
  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1½ teaspoons lemon zest
  • 1 cup packed parsley, roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar 
  • For the pasta salad:
  • 2 large leeks, cleaned well, ends removed, and sliced into 1/4-inch slices
  • 5 stems rainbow chard, chopped
  • ½ cup fresh spring peas, blanched for 2 minutes and drained
  • ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt, plus more (for garnish)
  • 1 (16-ounce) package brown rice fusilli pasta, cooked, drained, and rinsed with cold water
  • 1½ cups cooked cannellini beans, rinsed well
  • 4 small carrots, shredded
  • Freshly ground black pepper

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