Picnic Pasta Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups pasta, uncooked
• 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1 cup sliced zucchini
• 1 cup finely chopped celery
• 1 cup canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 12 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cup sliced black olives
• 1/3 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, chopped
• 1/3 cup chopped red onion
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 1/2 teaspoon dry basil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta and drain; allow to cool.
• 2 combine vegetables in a salad bowl.
• 3 in a small bowl comine ingredients for dressing; pour over salad and mix well.
• 4 allow salad to refrigerate for several hours to develop the best flavor before serving.