Pasta and Vegetable Salad with Chicken

Tonkcats's Note:

Nice for shower or party use. Serves lots.

• Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ½ lb vermicelli
• ½ cup light olive oil
• ½ cup wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 clove garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 10 medium mushrooms
• 1 cup broccoli floret , blanched
• 1 ½ cups snow peas, blanched or 1 package frozen snow peas , thawed
• 12 cherry tomatoes or 1 red bell pepper , chopped
• 2 cups chicken , cubed (can be left out for vegetarian)
• ½ cup pinole nuts (pine) (optional)

Directions:

1. Cook vermicelli as directed on box. Drain. Place in large bowl.
2. Whisk well oil, vinegar, mustard and garlic until well blended.
3. Pour 1/3 of dressing on mushrooms, broccoli, peas, tomatoes or peppers. Stir and chill 3 hours in separate bowl.
4. When ready to serve add chicken and nuts.

Reviews

[Chef #1366101]

This was really delicious. Someone else mentioned skipping some ingredients. Not us :)

[shemarienp]

This was awesome. I used whole grain noodles and balsamic & raspberry vinegars, since that's what I had. Still turned out awesome. Loved, loved, loved it!!! Oh, also skipped the broccoli & pea,s we just used red onions, green peppers, and something else I can't remember. We had some veggies to use up. No nuts either. :)