Garden Gourmet Pasta Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 12 ounces egg noodles, cooked and chilled
• 1 cup yellow pear tomato, cut in half
• 1 cup zucchini, thinly sliced
• 1 cup yellow squash, thinly sliced
• 1 cup cauliflower floret
• 1 cup fennel, thinly sliced
• 1 cup red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 cup asparagus tips, blanched for 3 minutes and chilled
• 1 1/2 cups roasted red peppers, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup flat-leaf italian parsley, chopped
• 2 cups fresh basil leaves
• 2 cups sun-dried tomatoes, packed in oil
• 4 roasted garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/4 cups extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, toss together egg noodles, vegetables and parsley. set aside. for dressing, combine basil leaves, sun dried tomatoes, garlic, mascarpone and parmesan cheeses, salt and pepper in a food processor. process, and slowly add in the olive oil and reserved oil from tomatoes; blend until smooth. pour dressing over pasta mixture. chill for one hour. top with parmesan cheese before serving.