Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Empty the Fridge Pasta Salad (vegan)

I've been working crazy hours at work so I haven't been able to cook as much as I like. The produce I purchased 4th of July weekend really needed to be used, so, inspired by my friend Becki's pasta salad, I made this:

(sorry for the ghetto picture, this is 2nd day pasta salad I had for lunch at work today)

Really, you could use any vegetables you have on hand - the most important veggies are the onions and garlic since they give the most flavor.

Ingredients:
1/2 package of twirly brown rice pasta
1 tbsp olive oil
1 clove chopped garlic
1 pkg asparagus
1/2 package crimini mushrooms
1 small onion diced
3 zucchinis
1 cube vegetable bullion

Dressing:
1/4 tsp seasoning (lemon pepper, Spike, or TJ's Everyday Seasoning)
1/2 tsp rice vinegar (or more to taste)
1 tsp olive oil (or more to taste)


Boil rice pasta for 7 minutes, drain and set aside in a medium bowl. Add olive oil, garlic, and asparagus to frying pan, saute for 3 minutes on medium heat. Add remaining vegetables and bullion to pan and saute until onions are translucent and vegetables are tender (about 3 minutes). Stir vegetables and seasoning into pasta. Add 1/4 tsp rice vinegar and 1/2 tsp olive oil to bowl and stir. Taste pasta and add remaining olive oil and vinegar (or more) if needed.


1 comment:

Brittany said...

yummmmm, sounds good!