Roasted Veggie Pasta Salad – Eat Yourself Skinny

This EASY Roasted Veggie Pasta Salad is loaded with contemporary elements like juicy tomatoes, zucchini, squash, asparagus, and bell pepper, all tossed along with a scrumptious lemon herb dressing!

This may really be one in every of my favourite summer time pasta salads.  So many contemporary veggies seasoned and roasted to perfection, tossed with heat pasta and essentially the most scrumptious home made lemon herb dressing!  This roasted veggie pasta salad is ideal for picnics or cookouts and makes an important aspect dish when grilling rooster, fish or steak.  Best half is that this pasta salad will be enjoyed heat or chilly and it has SO a lot taste!

Why You’ll Love this Recipe

This complete meal can simply be made in underneath half-hour and essentially the most time consuming half is actually all of the chopping.  I really like that I can deplete no matter veggies I’ve sitting in my fridge and roast them up for this pasta salad!  I used a mix of zucchini, squash, tomatoes, asparagus, bell pepper and purple onion, however you would additionally use broccoli, cauliflower, eggplant, mushrooms, corn, and past.  You actually can’t go incorrect!

Ingredients You’ll Need

• Whole wheat rotini noodles
• Cherry (or grape) tomatoes
• Zucchini
• Yellow squash
• Asparagus
• Bell pepper
• Red onion
• Fresh basil
• Lemon Herb Dressing (see recipe under!)

How to Make Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad

One of the various causes I make this pasta salad a lot is due to how easy it’s to throw collectively!  Here’s how I make it in 5 simple steps:

1. Chop your veggies.  This could be essentially the most time-consuming half, however hey play that podcast or blast some music – I promise it’s price all of the chopping!  I wish to strive to ensure all of the veggies are lower roughly the identical dimension in order that every part cooks evenly within the oven.
2. Roast within the oven.  Spread your chopped greens in a single layer on a big baking sheet (be happy to make use of two sheet pans for this if wanted) and drizzle the veggies with a bit olive oil.  Sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper and roast greens within the oven at 400 levels F for about 20 minutes.  You might additionally grill your veggies in order for you that good char taste!
3. Boil the pasta.  While the veggies are roasting, carry a big pot of salted water to a boil, and cook dinner the pasta in response to the package deal instructions.  I personally favor this pasta salad heat, however when you needed a chilly pasta salad, merely run your pasta underneath chilly water after you drain it in a colander!
4. Make the dressing.  This is one other factor you possibly can whip up whereas the veggies are roasting!  Just whisk collectively the olive oil, contemporary lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, garlic, oregano and salt/pepper in a jar or bowl and put aside till prepared to make use of.  So, SO good and is a dressing I take advantage of for therefore many alternative meals!  It actually deserves its personal submit.
5. Toss the salad.  Now for the enjoyable half!  Once the veggies are roasted, combine them collectively in a big bowl with the pasta salad, contemporary basil and drizzle the entire thing with the lemon herb French dressing.  Give it a great toss, season with further salt, pepper and Italian seasoning and dig in!

Homemade Lemon Herb Dressing

I can’t let you know how a lot I really like this dressing.  Bright lemony taste, tangy Dijon mustard, scrumptious garlic and contemporary herbs actually make this the right dressing for this pasta salad as a result of it tastes wonderful and shortly will get absorbed by all of the pasta and veggies!  SO. MUCH. FLAVOR.  Here’s what you’ll want:

• Olive oil – I like to make use of a great olive oil that doesn’t should be costly, simply be certain that it’s chilly-pressed and natural for essentially the most taste (in my view)
• Lemon – I simply love the intense, contemporary taste contemporary lemon juice brings to this dressing.  Feel free so as to add a bit little bit of the zest too for much more lemon taste!
• Apple cider vinegar – this provides a pleasant tangy taste that goes excellent with the olive oil and lemon juice, however be happy to make use of purple wine vinegar, white vinegar and even balsamic vinegar for a unique taste if thats what you’ve available
• Dijon mustard – this provides a bit zip and helps to emulsify the dressing
• Garlic – I all the time like to make use of contemporary garlic in my salad dressings, however a 1/4 teaspoon of dried minced garlic or garlic powder will work if that’s all you’ve
• Seasonings – a scrumptious mixture of dried oregano, salt and pepper

Prepping and Storage

The wonderful thing about this pasta salad is that it tastes nice heat OR chilly and can last as long as 3 to 4 days in your fridge.  Just be certain that to retailer any leftovers in a sealed, hermetic container.  You can simply prep this pasta salad forward of time by chopping up all of your veggies and making the salad dressing as much as a day earlier than making.

If you do make this salad forward of time, be certain that to order a bit little bit of dressing to toss proper earlier than serving.  The noodles and veggies will absorb a ton of the dressing (which is nice for taste!!), however you’ll need to freshen it up with extra dressing when able to serve.

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