Cold Pasta Salad

Pasta salad is the perfect party food & this one is original with little help from Tarla Aunty :)

Ingredients

1 cup boiled pasta

½ cup Tomato deseeded & cut into cubes

¼ cup carrot cubed

¼ cup French beans chopped

¼ cup baby corn rounds

¼ cup capsicum chopped fine

Few lettuce leaves

For salsa dressing

½ cup tomatoes finely chopped

1 tsp sugar

½ tsp salt

½ tsp dried oregano

1 tbsp chopped coriander

½ tsp chopped green chillies

For vinaigrette dressing

3 tbsp Olive Oil

1/2 tsp Dried Oregano

1/2 tsp Dried Basil

1/2 tsp Mustard powder

1/2 tsp Fresh Lemon Juice

Salt & Pepper to taste

3/4 cup Vinegar (red or white)

Method

For salsa dressing

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl & mix well while mashing with the back of spoon for few minutes. Keep aside

For vinaigrette dressing

Place the dressing ingredients in a small jar with a screw-top lid and shake to combine. Keep aside.

How to proceed

Steam carrots, French beans and baby corn. Cool and mix all ingredients except salt and dressings. Refrigerate it till you have to serve.

To serve, sprinkle salt on top.

Add salsa dressing and 1 tbsp of vinaigrette dressing. Toss well and serve.

Tips

Can make it in advance & refrigerate without adding the dressings & add dressings just before serving.