Grilled Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad

This Grilled Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad is a triumph of flavor and its beautiful color that will be a hit on your summer table!

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Course: Pasta, Salad

Cuisine: Italian

Diet: Vegetarian

Keyword: Grilled Vegetables, Italian Pasta Recipe, Pasta Salad, Summer Recipe, Summer Vegetables

Difficulty: Beginner

Servings:

Calories: 528kcal

Put 1/3 cup olive oil (150ml) and 1/8 cup (50ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice in a 16 0z jar, add 2 cloves minced garlic, ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Seal the jar, shake and use! You could do the same thing in a food processor. This will yield around 8 servings. You will beed half of it. Save the rest in a jar and use it for other recipes.

Once you get organized with the dressing and started the pasta water, you can focus on the most important part of this recipe: the preparation of the veggies.

The veggies should be perfectly grilled and charred to add that smoky taste to the dish.
There are 2 ways of preparing this veggies:
1) If you have a BBQ: Brush the veggies with a bit of olive oil. Grill the entire corn, you will separate the kernel once it is grilled. Slice the zucchini, squash and onions in rounds. Grill until charred. 10-12 minutes. Set aside.
2) If you do not have a bbq, you can broil the veggies in the oven. That is what I did. I cut the zucchini, squash and onions in rounds, then I separate the corn kernel. Finally I placed the veggies in a large salad bowl and tossed them with salt and EVOO. I broiled them at 500 F° for 10 minutes over a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Loved this way. Easy and quick!

Now the water should boil, add salt and when the water return to roaring boil, add the pasta. Cook as per package instructions until al dente. Drain and use a bit of the dressing to toss it. Lay the pasta on a baking tray and let it cool down. DO not rinse the pasta to cool it down, otherwise all the starch of the pasta will go away and will not retain the dressing.

Once the pasta has cooled down, place it in a large bowl, add the grilled vegetables, the dressing, sprinkle with fresh basil and add some grated salted ricotta cheese. Buon appetito!