Whole-Wheat Pasta Salad with Miso-Ginger Dressing

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 55 min
  • Active: 25 min
  • Yield: 6 to 8 servings
White miso, also known as shiro miso, has a sweet, savory, mild flavor. Use it to add depth of flavor to dressings, sauces, soups and marinades. For this recipe, miso is mixed with soy, vinegar, honey and ginger which makes the perfect, full-flavored, punchy dressing for a colorful pasta salad.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs; drain. Rinse the pasta under cold water to cool, then shake to dry.
  2. Whisk together the vinegar, soy sauce, miso, honey, ginger, sesame oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl until smooth. Whisk in the olive oil, then add the pasta, bell pepper, carrots, radishes, scallions and herbs; toss. Let sit 30 minutes before serving.