Primavera Pasta Spring Salad
Featuring our crisp Spring mix and mouthwatering cocktail tomatoes, this Spring salad recipe is a great appetizer, side dish or main meal.
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Cooking tools:
- Grater
- Pepper mill
- Colander
- Chef's knife
- Cutting board
- Pot
- Skillet
- Stove
- Spatula
- Mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Measuring spoon
Ingredients
- 4 oz. container of Spring Mix lettuce
- 1 lb. Pasta shape of your choice (e.g., cavatappi, penne, or farfalle)
- 1 pint cocktail tomatoes, quartered
- 1 zucchini, sliced into ½” rounds
- 1 yellow squash, sliced into ½” rounds
- ½ medium red onion, thinly sliced
- ½ cup frozen peas
- ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for cooking
- Bunch of fresh basil leaves, torn or chopped
- 3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 Tbsp. grated pecorino, plus more for serving
- Kosher salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
