vegetable pasta salad with goat cheese

Ingredients For vegetable pasta salad with goat cheese

• 8 oz

  uncooked strozzapreti or other short pasta
• 1 1/2 c

  asparagus, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 3 Tbsp

  white wine vinegar
• 1 tsp

  sugar
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 1/4 tsp

  ground red pepper
• 1/4 c

  extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 c

  cremini mushrooms sliced
• 1/2 c

  red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/4 c

  green onions, sliced
• 3 Tbsp

  small fresh basil leaves
• 2 Tbsp

  pitted kalamata olives. halved
• 2 Tbsp

  fresh oregano leaves
• 2 Tbsp

  fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
• 3 oz

  goat or feta cheese, sliced
• 2 Tbsp

  pecans, coarsely chopped and toasted