Pasta Salad with Grilled Summer Vegetables and Fresh Mozzarella

Serves 6
Time 20 min
Pasta Salad with Grilled Summer Vegetables and Fresh Mozzarella

Sure, pasta salad is nothing new, but the summertime flavor of grilled vegetables and our tender mozzarella make it a party favorite. Feel free to change it up with different veggies or dressings.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    1 tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil
    2yellow squash or zucchini, cut on the diagonal into 1/2-inch slices
    2red bell peppers, quartered
    12 ouncesfusilli pasta, cooked, drained and cooled
    2 cupsbaby spinach leaves
    6 ouncesfresh mozzarella, cut into bite-size chunks
    1 cupgrape tomatoes, halved
    1 smallred onion, thinly sliced
    2 tablespoonschopped fresh basil
    1/2 cupprepared balsamic vinaigrette
    1/4 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/2 teaspoonground black pepper

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Method

Prepare a grill for medium heat cooking.


Brush squash and peppers with olive oil and grill, flipping once, until just charred in parts and tender, about 8 minutes.


Transfer to a plate as done and set aside to let cool.


Cut into bite-size pieces.


In a large bowl, toss grilled vegetables with pasta, spinach, mozzarella, tomatoes, basil, vinaigrette, salt and pepper.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

300

Total Fat

17g

Saturated Fat

6g

Cholesterol

20mg

Sodium

320mg

Total Carbohydrate

27g

Dietary Fiber

4g

Total Sugars

6g

Protein

10g

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