Festive Pasta Salad
This pasta salad is simply perfect. It's so good, and easy, I made it twice in one week. Red bell peppers and purple cabbage make it so festive and the Cavatappi pasta, shredded gruyere and Dijon make it feel almost fancy. Colorful, creamy and addicting, it's a must add to your summer salad list.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 295kcal
Ingredients
- 8 oz Cavatappi pasta (or your favorite pasta shape) Highly recommend DeCecco Cavatappi - so good!
- 1 cup red bell pepper chopped
- 1 cup purple(red) cabbage sliced thinly then chopped
- 2 green onions chopped
- 5 large cherry tomatoes quartered
- 2 splashes extra virgin olive oil
- ¾ cup olive oil mayonaisse or Vegenaise
- 1-2 tbsp Dijon depending on how tangy you want it
- 1 cup gruyere shredded
- 1 tbsp Parmesan grated
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, boil pasta according to package directions, to al dente, don't over cook. Drain and cool.
- While pasta is cooking, mix mayonnaise and Dijon together in a small bowl. Add a few grinds each of salt and pepper.
- Add pasta to large mixing bowl. Add peppers, cabbage, onion and tomatoes. Add a splash of olive oil and mix together. Add mayo mixture to pasta and stir to combine. Stir in gruyere and parmesan and another splash of olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
Nutrition:
Calories 295 Protein 9 g Carbs 23 g Fat 19 g Fiber 2 g