Pasta and Bean Picnic Salad Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 teaspoons salt
• 1 pound small-shaped pasta (curly, twisted, corkscrew, shells, or bow-ties)
• 7 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 2 cans (15-to 16-ounces each) white beans, like Great Northern, navy, or cannellini, drained and rinsed
• Zest from 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 heaping teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pint mixed cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced or cut into quarters
• 2 stalks celery, halved lengthwise and very thinly sliced
• 1/2 red onion, very thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley