20 minutes or less

What You’ll Need:

1 1/2 c brown rice or quinoa pasta

pinch of salt

4 cloves garlic, sliced

2 Tbsp olive oil

½ pound baby arugula

1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved

¾ -ish c pitted olives, halved

sea salt & black pepper to taste

OPTIONAL: crushed red pepper flakes to taste

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil for the pasta & cook according to package instructions.

Meanwhile, sauté garlic in olive oil in a large frying pan until aromatic. Add arugula, tomatoes & olives to pan with garlic & salt and pepper to taste. Heat over medium until greens wilt & tomatoes get super juicy.

Serve over cooked pasta, top with grated Parmesan & crushed red pepper if your heart desires. Share with a friend!

Serves 2.

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This is our favorite go-to pasta salad. Perfect healthy option to take along with you to picnic celebrations all spring & summer long! If you do this right, you'll end up with a giant, flavorful, chopped salad, with some pasta tossed in!

What You'll Need

4 c dry pasta (choose brown rice pasta, OR for a protein punch, chickpea pasta!)

3/4 c olive oil
1/3 c fresh basil, sliced into thin strips

1/4 c red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 clove minced garlic
1 tbsp. Dijon mustard

8 c fresh veggies, chopped (anything goes here--broccoli, peppers, cukes, edamame, summer squash, spinach or other greens...)
3 medium tomatoes, OR 1 pint cherry tomatoes, chopped
1 c kalamata olives
1/4 c fresh parsley or additional basil

1 c shredded parmesan cheese, right from the block

Bring water to a boil for the pasta.

Meanwhile, mix basil and olive oil from. Basil will begin to infuse the oil. It will be awesome.

In a separate bowl, mix ingredients for the dressing in a small bowl. Wisk.

Then, chop up those veggies and toss into a large serving bowl.

Drain and rinse cooked pasta with cool water. Add to veggie bowl.

Add dressing and basil infused oil. Top with Parmesan and toss.

Trust me when I say you will never make another pasta salad with bottled Italian dressing again. Ever.

Serves 8-12, perfect as a picnic side, main, or to have in the fridge for lunch all week.

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