Saturday 15 October 2011

vegie pasta salad with roasted bell peppers in basil vinagrette

Ingredients :
Riscossa spiral tri colour  pasta - 200 gms ,
Green bell pepper -2 ( Small - roasted ),
Cauliflower -1 ( small - small florets ),
Green  beans -5 ( 1 inch chopped ),
Carrot -1 ( 1 inch long chopped ),
Feta cheese - 2 tbsp ,
Parmesan cheese - 2 tbsp .
Ingredients for dressing ;
Basil or tulsi patha -6 ( cut into ribbons ),
Basil leaves for garnishing -4 ,
Olive oil -3 tbsp ,
Garlic - 4 ( small - minced ),
Vinegar - 1 tbsp ,
Lemon -1 ( juice ),
Sugar -1 /2 tsp ,
Salt  - 1/4 tsp .
Method :
Boil pasta in hot water with 1 tsp of salt for 10 minutes . Strain water and run under cold water and keep aside  .
Roast bell peppers till skin is burnt .Cool it and discard the skin and top . Cut length wise .
Blanch the vegetables in hot water for a minute and then run in cold water .Keep in a strainer to cool.
Make the basil vinagrette -
Put the basil leaves on top of each other and roll it and cut .The leaves will cut into thin ribbons .
Chop and mince the garlic .
Take a small bowl and put minced garlic ,1/2 tsp of sugar ,1 tbsp of vinegar ,3 tbsp of olive oil , juice of one lemon ,basil ribbons and salt .Mix with a spoon .
Take a  medium size bowl and put the boiled pasta in it .Add the blanched vegetables ,roasted bell peppers . 
Pour the dressing and crumbled feta cheese.Sprinkle grated parmesan cheese .
Mix gently so that the dressing  fully coats the pasta .Keep in the fridge to cool .
Sprinkle fresh basil leaves when serving .





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