Name: Piquant Broccoli Pasta Salad Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups broccoli; 1 lb elbow macaroni; ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 2 tbsp Dijon mustard; ½ cup onion; 2 tbsp capers; Kosher salt; pepper; ½ tsp red pepper flakes

piquant pasta salad with chopped broccoli

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A simple pasta salad recipe is one of those things everyone needs all summer long. This one is very easy, super portable, and kid-friendly while still a bit sophisticated. The capers add a little salty punch, but if you don’t mention them to the little ones, they probably won’t notice. Add more of those, and more red pepper flakes, if you want a bigger kick, and add diced cooked chicken or cooked shrimp if you want to make it more of a main dish.

How To Make Piquant Broccoli Pasta Salad

The rice wine vinegar, mustard, and olive oil make for a delicious dressing for this broccoli pasta salad.

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 2 mins

Total: 22 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

3 cups broccoli, roughly chopped
1 lb elbow macaroni
⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
½ cup onion, chopped
2 tbsp capers, drained and chopped
Kosher salt , to taste
pepper, freshly ground, to taste
½ tsp red pepper flakes, (optional)

Instructions

Bring a very large pot of water to a boil.
Add a couple of tablespoons of salt, return to a boil, and cook the pasta according to package directions, until just al dente.
About 2 minutes before the pasta is tender, add the chopped broccoli.
Drain when both the pasta and the broccoli are just tender, and rinse with cold water.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, rice vinegar, mustard, onion, capers, salt and pepper, and red pepper flakes if using.
Turn the rinsed pasta and broccoli into the bowl, and use a rubber spatula (or your clean hands) to mix everything together until the pasta is well coated with the dressing.
Add a bit more olive oil if it seems too dry.

Nutrition

Sugar: 5g
:
Calcium: 65mg
Calories: 620kcal
Carbohydrates: 92g
Fat: 20g
Fiber: 6g
Iron: 2mg
Potassium: 508mg
Protein: 17g
Saturated Fat: 3g
Sodium: 239mg
Vitamin A: 499IU
Vitamin C: 62mg

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