Halloween Black Pasta Salad
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
20 min.
Preparation
ready in 30 min.
Ready in
Ingredients
for
6
- For Pasta Salad
- 16 ozs black Pasta (noodles)
- 2 ribs Celery (rinsed; trimmed and thinly sliced)
- 2 red Bell pepper (rinsed; seeded and thinly sliced)
- 4 scallions (rinsed; trimmed and sliced)
- 3 orange Bell pepper (rinsed; halved and seeded)
- For the Dressing
- 2 cloves garlic cloves (peeled and grated)
- fresh ginger peeled and grated (about 1-inch)
- 2 Tbsps Rice vinegar
- 2 Tbsps Rice wine (or sherry)
- 4 Tbsps light soy sauce
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil (to taste)
- 1 tsp toasted Sesame seeds
- In Addition
- fresh Basil (for garnish)
Preparation steps
1.
In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta according to the package instructions until al dente. Rinse under cold running water and drain well. Place drained pasta in a large bowl with the celery, red peppers and scallions. Set aside.
2.
Using a small sharp knife cut bone shapes from the orange peppers and add to the bowl with the pasta salad.
3.
For the Dressing:
4.
In a small bowl, whisk all the ingredients together. Drizzle over the salad and toss until thoroughly coated. Garnish with fresh basil. Chill until ready to serve.
