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The Best Cold Pasta Salad Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Vinaigrette:
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar and 2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard or mayonnaise (I use both)
1 large garlic clove, minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2/3 cup olive oil.

Pasta of Choice.
Assorted Vegetables (onions, green beens, carrots, roasted red pepper, marinated mushrooms, artichokes, olives).

Directions:
Directions:
Measure vinegar, lemon juice and mustard (and/or mayonnaise) into a 2-cup measuring cup. With a small whisk, stir in garlic, a big pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Measure oil in another cup. Slowly whisk oil into mixture, first in droplets, then in a slow, steady stream to make an emulsified vinaigrette.

Cook pasta accoriding to directions. Half way through boiling throw in cut carrots and green beans to soften.

Drain, do not rinse.

Add assorted cut up vegetables. Onions are a must. Toss with well mixed vinegrette.

 

 

 

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