Pasta Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- Cavatappi Pasta- 1 lb
- Zucchini & Squash- 1 each, diced into half-chunks
- Red Grape Tomatoes- 1 pint, sliced in half lengthwise
- Yellow Grape Tomatoes- 1 pint, sliced in half lengthwise
- Olive oil- 1/2 cup
- Salt- 1 teaspoon
- Parmesan cheese- 8 oz., shredded
Instructions
- Boil pasta in salted water until tender
- Drain pasta reserving 1/2 cup of cooking water, then rinse pasta under cool water
- Transfer cooled pasta to salad bowl
- Heat oven to Broil
- Place zucchini, squash and tomato slices onto baking sheet and season with salt
- Drizzle with olive oil and toss to cover vegetables
- Cook until vegetable are tender and tomatoes begin to release juice, approximately 12 minutes
- Add vegetables with juice to pasta along with pasta water, then toss
- Top with Parmesan cheese
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