Summertime Pasta Salad

Here is a delicious pasta salad recipe to use up some of those vegetables from the garden!!

Summertime Pasta Salad:


1 (16 oz) box Spelt Penne Pasta
1 bunch spinach, torn into bite-sized pieces
1 large red onion, diced
2 large tomatoes, chopped
2 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and diced
1 small can sliced olives, drained
2 cups diced yogurt vegetable cheese
¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese


Dressing:
¾ cup olive oil
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
Celtic Sea Salt and pepper to taste


Cook the pasta according to directions, drain. In a large bowl, combine pasta, spinach, onion, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, yogurt vegetable cheese, and Parmesan cheese. Mix well. In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil, vinegar, mustard, and Parmesan cheese. Pour vinaigrette over pasta salad and mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste. This salad is best made 1 day in advance to allow flavors to blend.