Healthy Vegetarian Pasta Salad Recipe — The Mom 100

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried spiral pasta ((or cavatappi ziti or fusilli or other pasta salad-friendly shaped pasta))
• 2 cups (8 ounces) halved sugar snap peas
• 2 cups 1-inch pieces asparagus
• 2 cups baby or roughly chopped arugula
• 2 cups baby or roughly chopped spinach
• 1 bell pepper ((red, yellow, or orange; finely diced))
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes ((cut in half, or quarters if larger))
• ½ cup sliced scallions
• ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 4 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• ½ cup chopped shallots
• ½ cup slivered fresh basil
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper ((to taste))
• ⅓ cup finely grated Parmesan