Gazpacho Pasta Salad

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

This gazpacho pasta salad recipe combines a lime-tomato dressing with spicy jalapeño for an eye-opening kick. Add chicken or shrimp to make it a meal!

Ingredients

1/2 pound rotelle pasta
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 cucumber
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
6 fluid ounces tomato juice
4 green onions, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1 Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in rotelle pasta and return to a boil. Cook pasta, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.
2 Combine pasta, tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, tomato juice, green onions, jalapeño, oil, lime juice, and garlic; season with salt and black pepper. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Toss before serving.