Vegetable and Parmesan Pasta Salad
A pasta salad with fresh vegetables and parmesan, a recipe featuring crisp zucchini, cherry tomatoes, and zesty lemon dressing. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 300 g spiral pasta
- Salt
- 1 large zucchini
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 200 g Cherry tomatoes
- 2 Organic lemons
- 2 Garlic cloves
- Pepper
- 3 tbsp vegetable broth
- 40 g grated Parmesan
- 2 sprigs parsley
- 2 tbsp chopped basil
Instructions
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1.
Preheat the oven to 220°C.
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2.
Cook the pasta according to package instructions in plenty of salted water until al dente. Drain and shock with ice water.
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3.
Wash the zucchini, trim ends, slice into rounds. Arrange on parchment-lined tray, brush with 2 tbsp oil, bake for about 10 minutes.
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4.
Wash tomatoes and halve them. Wash lemons; grate zest from one and squeeze juice, cut the other into wedges.
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5.
Mix lemon zest, juice, and pressed garlic in a bowl.
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6.
Combine pasta with zucchini slices, tomatoes, lemon mixture, pepper, and vegetable broth; divide onto four plates.
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7.
Sprinkle grated parmesan over each plate.
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8.
Toss parsley and basil leaves over salads. Garnish with lemon wedges before serving.