Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

--------------------------DRESSING-------------------------------
2 tb Dijon mustard
1/2 c Red wine vinegar
1 tb Finely minced garlic
1 ts Granulated sugar
1 c Olive oil
Salt and pepper; to taste

---------------------------SALAD--------------------------------
1 lb Fusilli or other pasta
6 Ripe plum tomatoes
-- each cut in 8 pieces
1 lg Yellow pepper; seeded
-- cut in 1/4" dice
1/2 c Yellow raisins
1/2 c Coarsely chopped walnuts
3/4 lb Snow peas; lightly blanched
-- cut lengthwise in 1/4"
-- slivers
1/2 lb Tender green beans
-- lightly blanched
-- cut in 1" lengths
6 Scallions; 3" green on
-- thinly sliced
1 md Zucchini; in 1/4" dice
3/4 c Pitted imported black olives
3/4 c Slivered fresh basil leaves
-- 2 tb. reserved
1/4 c Freshly grated Parmesan

Dressing: In a large bowl, whisk together Dijon mustard, red wine
vinegar, garlic and sugar. Slowly drizzle in olive oil, whisking
constantly. Season with salt and pepper, then set aside for at least
1 hour for flavors to blend.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until just
tender (al dente). Drain, rinse under cold water and drain again.

Place in a large bowl and toss with 3/4 cup of the dressing. Add
tomatoes, yellow pepper, raisins and walnuts. Toss pasta and other
ingredients again and set aside.

Twenty minutes before serving, add the lightly blanched snow peas,
green beans, scallions, zucchini, black olives and 3/4 cup slivered
fresh basil. Toss together and adjust seasonings. Just before
serving, add additional dressing to moisten the salad. Then toss
with Parmesan cheese and garnish with reserved 2 tb. slivered basil
leaves.

Posted on WWiVNet. Electronic format by Cathy Harned.

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