Garden Pasta Salad

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups whole wheat rotini
• 1/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 1/3 cup low-fat plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/8 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes or 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
• 1 cup diced yellow peppers or 1 cup red bell pepper
• 1 cup grated carrot
• 1/2 cup chopped scallion
• 1/2 cup chopped pitted kalamata olive
• 1/3 cup slivered fresh basil

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• 2 cook pasta, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes, or according to package directions.
• 3 drain and refresh under cold running water.
• 4 whisk mayonnaise, yogurt, oil, vinegar (or lemon juice), garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl until smooth.
• 5 add the pasta and toss to coat.
• 6 add tomatoes, bell pepper, carrots, scallions, olives and basil; toss to coat well.
• 7 *can be made a day of ahead.*.