MARTHASTEWART.COM

Advanced Recipe Search

Newsletter

In this week's

  • Weeknight Menus
  • No-Fuss Recipes
  • Easy Desserts
get the newsletter
Home Page » Food » Pasta Salad with Roasted Broccoli

Pasta Salad with Roasted Broccoli

4 Ratings (See All)

cancel submit

What do you think of this? Let everyone know! (Click all that apply.)

cancel submit

SHARE THIS

Connect with Facebook to easily update your status and share photos, recipes, and more with your friends.

Connectcancel

More Ways to Share:

Pasta Salad with Roasted Broccoli

A high proportion of vegetables turns this pasta salad into a light, nutritious meal.

Prep: 40 minutes
Total: 40 minutes

Ingredients

Serves 4

  • 2 pounds (2 heads) broccoli
  • 3 garlic, halved lengthwise (skin on)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 8 ounces penne pasta
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 8 ounces jarred roasted red peppers, rinsed and cut into 1/2-inch strips (1 Cup)
  • 1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olives, halved lengthwise
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, broken into pieces

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Trim 1 inch from stems of broccoli. Peel outer layer of stems (see note, below); cut diagonally into 1/2-inch slices. Separate florets into bite-size pieces. On one large or two small rimmed baking sheets, toss broccoli, garlic, and 1 tablespoon oil; season with salt and pepper. Spread in a single layer; roast, rotating sheets and turning broccoli halfway through, until tender and beginning to brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside.
  2. Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, according to package instructions. Drain pasta, reserving 1/4 cup cooking water; rinse under cold water until cool, and drain. Return to pot.
  3. Remove skin from roasted garlic. In a small bowl, mash garlic until it forms a paste; whisk in lemon juice and remaining tablespoon oil. Season with salt and pepper. Pour mixture over pasta; toss in broccoli, red peppers, olives, and walnuts. Add some reserved cooking water, if needed. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

Menus That Include This Recipe

Contributors' Comments Add Comment

Also Try...

Next
Prev
  • Pasta Salad with...
  • Roasted Broccoli
  • Couscous Salad
  • Broccoli with Manchego
  • Romaine-Chickpea Salad
  • Chicken Tenders
  • Roasted Pumpkin Soup
  • Sweet Potato Salad
  • Chicken-Sausage Pasta
  • Pasta Salad with...
  • Roasted Broccoli
  • Couscous Salad
  • Broccoli with Manchego
  • Romaine-Chickpea Salad
  • Chicken Tenders
  • Roasted Pumpkin Soup
  • Sweet Potato Salad
  • Chicken-Sausage Pasta