Peppy Pasta Picnic Salad

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked small shell pasta
• 3/4 cup green beans, cooked
• 3/4 cup carrot, cooked
• 3/4 cup green peas, fresh or 3/4 cup frozen green pea
• 1/2 cup sweet onion, chopped
• 4 cloves roasted garlic, squeezed
• 6 ounces pepperoni, chopped
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons tarragon, dried
• 3/4 teaspoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1 teaspoon cajun spices

Recipe

• 1 cook your pasta according to instructions, rinse in cold water and drain well.
• 2 chop your cooked green beans to 1" size.
• 3 chop your cooked carrots to 1/2" pieces.
• 4 if using frozen peas let them thaw but have them raw, fresh peas just shell them and have them raw.
• 5 when everything is cool mix together the pasta, garlic, beans, carrots, peas and onion.
• 6 place in a covered container that will be large enough to add the pepperoni & dressing, refrigerate.
• 7 chop your pepperoni to small bite size pieces and place it is a separate covered container and refrigerate.
• 8 combine the yogurt, tarragon, honey, tabasco & cajun spice.
• 9 mix well and place in a jar, refrigerate.
• 10 when heading for the picnic take the three containers along in a cooler with ice packs.
• 11 just before serving mix the three containers together.
• 12 happy picnic.