Name: Maple Alphabet Pasta & Vegetable Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 500 ml (2 cups) alphabet pasta (or orzo pasta); 750 ml (3 cups) assorted frozen vegetables, thawed and roughly chopped (or your choice of fresh chopped vegetables); 60 ml (1/4 cup) maple syrup (preferably golden syrup for its delicate flavour); 30 ml (2 tablespoons) wine vinegar; 60 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil; 60 ml (1/4 cup) your choice of pesto*; Salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste

Preparation

20 minutes

Cooking

8 minutes

Portions

4 portions

Metric Imperial

Ingredients

Preparation

2 cups alphabet pasta (or orzo pasta)
3 cups assorted frozen vegetables, thawed and roughly chopped (or your choice of fresh chopped vegetables)
1/4 cup maple syrup (preferably golden syrup for its delicate flavour)
2 tablespoons wine vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup your choice of pesto*
Salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste

Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water about 8.
Drain well, but do not rinse.
In a large bowl, mix pasta with remaining ingredients.
For a heartier salad, add 500 ml (2 cups) diced cheese or ham.

* For a school lunchbox version, consider using a nut-free pesto.

The Quebec Maple Syrup Producers are not in any way responsible for the identification or presence of allergens in recipes or for the classification of any recipe as vegetarian or vegan.

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