Macaroni Salad with Spring Vegetables and Creamy Lemon-Basil Dressing
Ingredients:
- 10 ounces uncooked macaroni (a little more than half a package), cooked according to package instructions and cooled
- 2 large carrots, peeled and very finely diced
- 6 ounces very thin asparagus (bottoms trimmed), sliced into tiny dice
- 1 ear fresh corn, kernels removed with knife (or you can use about 1cup of frozen and thawed corn)
- ½ cup green peas (frozen and thawed)
- 6 baby zucchini, finely diced (little tops removed)
- Creamy Lemon-Basil Dressing (recipe below)
- 1 ounce fresh basil leaves (*see note below)
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup olive oil
Instructions: