Super salads: Green Apple Pasta Salad

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Here' one more: Green Apple Pasta Salad shared by food blogger Anusha Praveen.

It is an "easy macaroni salad with assorted veggies in a creamy dressing," says Anusha.

Here's the recipe:

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: Four

Ingredients

• 1 cup macaroni pasta
• 10-15 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 bell pepper finely chopped
• 1 green apple peeled, cored and cubed
• 1/2 cup sweet corn kernels fresh or frozen
• 1 medium red onion sliced thinly

For the dressing

• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried dill
• 3-4 fresh mint chopped finely
• 1 tsp vinegar (cider or white) or 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp sugar
• Salt to taste
• Mint leaves for garnishing

Method

• Drop the macaroni into a pan of boiling water. Let is cook for about 20 to 25 minutes till they become soft and tender.
• If you put the macaroni when the water is not boiling, pasta may take longer to cook. Also make sure you add plenty of water. Pasta needs a lot of water to cook.
• Once cooked, drain the water and wash the macaroni under running water. This is to make sure that they don’t stick to each other.
• In a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients for the dressing and using a whisk, mix well.
• Now, add the chopped veggies to the dressing and mix well.
• Add the washed pasta to the veggie dressing mixture and mix gently.
• Let it chill for an hour.
• Garnish with a sprig of mint and serve with any bread or soup of your choice.

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