Chickpea Pasta Salad

Name: Chickpea Pasta Salad
Ingredients: ½ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil; ¼ cup Red Wine Vinegar; 1 large Garlic Clove (grated or minced finely); ½ teaspoon Sugar; ½ teaspoon Italian Seasoning; ½ teaspoon Salt (plus 1 tablespoon for the pasta water); ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper; Pinch Crushed Red Pepper (optional); 8 ounces Tricolor Rotini Pasta (cooked to package directions, drained, and rinsed); 16 ounce Can Chickpeas (drained and rinsed); 8 ounces Fresh Mozzarella Pearls; 1 Pint Small Tomatoes (cut in half (cherry, grape, or other small variety)); 3 ounces Pitted Black Olives (sliced); Chopped parsley for garnish (optional)

"Chickpea pasta salad is light, tasty, and easy to make. It comes together quick, and the only cooking needed is boiling the pasta. This colorful cold pasta salad is made with rotini, chickpeas, fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, black olives and dressed with a homemade Italian-style dressing...."

INGREDIENTS

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½ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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¼ cup Red Wine Vinegar

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1 large Garlic Clove (grated or minced finely)

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½ teaspoon Sugar

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½ teaspoon Italian Seasoning

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½ teaspoon Salt (plus 1 tablespoon for the pasta water)

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¼ teaspoon Black Pepper

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Pinch Crushed Red Pepper (optional)

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8 ounces Tricolor Rotini Pasta (cooked to package directions, drained, and rinsed)

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16 ounce Can Chickpeas (drained and rinsed)

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8 ounces Fresh Mozzarella Pearls

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1 Pint Small Tomatoes (cut in half (cherry, grape, or other small variety))

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3 ounces Pitted Black Olives (sliced)

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Chopped parsley for garnish (optional)

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