Grilled Vegetable and Whole Wheat Pasta Salad
- Vinaigrette
- 2/3 cup sherry wine vinegar
- 2/3 cup fresh orange juice
- 6 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 6 Tbsp. fresh lime juice Safeway 3 ct For $1.00 thru 02/09
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 4 each garlic cloves, grated
- 1-1/3 cups olive oil
- 2/3 cup canola oil
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- Garlic Confit
- 2 cups olive oil
- 30 each garlic cloves
- 4 each fresh thyme sprigs
- 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
- Pasta
- - whole wheat penne pasta, uncooked
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- Vegetables Target 2 lb For $3.00 thru 02/06
- 8 each portobello mushroom caps, cleaned
- 2 each fennel bulbs, blanched, each cut into 6 wedges
- 2 each zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
- - asparagus spears, cut into 2-inch lengths
- 2 each red onions, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
- 2 each yellow squash, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
- 1/2 cup Kraft Mayo Real Mayonnaise
- 2 each large red bell peppers, roasted, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 each large yellow bell peppers, roasted, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
- 1/4 cup fresh chervil leaves, minced
- 1/4 cup fresh chives, minced
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, minced
- Vinaigrette: Beat vinegar, juices, mustard and garlic in large bowl with wire whisk until well blended.
- Gradually add oils, beating constantly.
- Add salt and black pepper; mix well.
- Cover.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Garlic Confit: Pour oil into small saucepan.
- Add garlic, thyme and crushed red pepper.
- Bring to boil on medium heat.
- Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 4 min.
- Remove from heat.
- Let stand 30 min.
- (Garlic will be soft when pierced with tip of small knife.)
- Set aside.
- Pasta: Cook pasta as directed on package; drain.
- Rinse, then drain again.
- Place in large bowl.
- Add oil; toss to coat.
- Cool, then refrigerate while preparing vegetables.
- Vegetables: Combine mushrooms, fennel, zucchini, asparagus, onions and yellow squash in shallow non-reactive pan.
- Add 3-1/2 cups (825 mL) of the Vinaigrette (or 1-3/4 cups 425 mL of the Vinaigrette for trial recipe); toss to coat.
- Refrigerate 30 to 45 min.
- to marinate.
- Meanwhile, whisk mayonnaise into remaining 1 cup Vinaigrette ( or into remaining 1/2 cup Vinaigrette for trial recipe.
- Cover.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Drain vegetables; discard marinade.
- Grill vegetables until crisp-tender.
- Remove from grill; spread into single layer in full sheet pans.
- Cool completely.
- Cut into bite-size pieces.
- Drain Garlic Confit; discard oil and thyme.
- Add garlic to Pasta along with the grilled vegetables, roasted red and yellow peppers, remaining 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) Vinaigrette (or remaining 3/4 cup 175 mL Vinaigrette for trial recipe), the chervil, chives and parsley; toss to coat.
- Serve at room temperature.
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Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/grilled-vegetable-whole-wheat-pasta-salad-111094.aspx (may not work)