Asian Pasta Salad (Print)
Vibrant pasta with fresh vegetables, edamame, and crispy wontons in creamy poppy seed dressing - a perfect make-ahead dish.
# Ingredients:
→ Vegetables
01 -
1 cup sugar snap peas, diced
02 -
1 seedless cucumber, unpeeled and diced
03 -
6 green onions, sliced
04 -
1 cup red onion, diced
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1 cup mini tri-colored peppers, diced
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1 to 1.5 cups frozen shelled edamame, thawed
→ Pasta
07 -
1 box tri-color rotini noodles
→ Dressing
08 -
1 bottle creamy poppy seed dressing
→ Garnish
09 -
1 bag mini chicken and cilantro won tons (Trader Joe's)
# Directions:
01 -
Cook rotini according to package directions until al dente. Drain, rinse with cold water and cool completely.
02 -
Either add won tons to pasta during the last two minutes of cooking or boil separately for two minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water and cool.
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Chop all vegetables into uniform, bite-sized pieces. Slice mini peppers or dice larger peppers if using.
04 -
In a large bowl, combine cooled pasta, won tons, prepared vegetables and thawed edamame.
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Add poppy seed dressing and toss until all ingredients are well coated. Cover and refrigerate overnight for flavors to develop.
# Notes:
01 -
The diced vegetables complement the rotini pasta shape better than larger cuts.