4 red green asparagus tomato pasta salad Recipes

rotini pasta (or corkscrew macaroni or penne), green asparagus, oil, sugar, black pepper (or to taste), tomatoes, halved (or use a combination of veggies), feta cheese, diced (low-fat is fine, can use less ), sunflower seeds (optional) or 1 tbsp pine nuts (optional)

farfalle (bow tie) pasta, fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces, olive oil, red onion, chopped, red or green bell pepper, chopped, sliced fresh mushrooms, grape tomatoes, halved, peeled crawfish tails, herbed vinaigrette salad dressing , or to taste

fingerling potatoes or 12 oz small red potatoes, salt, fresh green beans , cut the same length as the pasta, asparagus , cut the same length as the pasta, gemelli pasta, cooked and rinsed, homemade pesto sauce, kidney beans or 1 (15 oz) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed, red bell pepper , roasted, seeded and membrane removed, golden grape tomatoes, cut in half, fresh ground black pepper, fresh italian parsley, for garnish