Cold Pasta Salad Vinaigrette

Not sure where I got this from but was a nice change from italian dressing pasta salad.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb pasta (medium shells, rotini, fusili...)
• 2 -3  cups broccoli, flowers and stemssliced (or broccoli and cauliflower combination)
• 1⁄2 cup  sliced celery
• 1  cup  sliced mushrooms
• 1⁄2 cup  matchstick-cut carrot
• 1  cup  coarsely-sliced onion
• 1  cup  sliced green pepper, sliced
• 1⁄2 cup  peeled seeded sliced cucumber
• 1⁄2 cup  seeded sliced tomatoes
• 1⁄4 cup black olives
• 3 -4  tablespoons  oil
• 3 -4  tablespoons  balsamic vinegar or 3 -4  tablespoons red wine vinegar
•  salt
•  fresh ground black pepper
•  herbs (basil or oregano)

Directions

1. Cook pasta, toss with 1 teaspoon vegetable oil.
2. In a steamer, steam broccoli, celery,mushrooms, carrots, onions, and peppers for 3 to 5 minutes until tender-crisp.
3. (Steam the vegetables separately for more control over the"crunch.") Toss all ingredients together gently; add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Herbs that go well are basil and oregano.
5. Refrigerate 1 hour and serve.
6. Serving size is 1 cup.
7. Note-- I did not steam the veggies.