Naughty Curry Pasta Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups rotini pasta
• 1 1/3 cups light italian dressing, plus more as needed
• 2 cups broccoli florets
• 3 green onions, minced
• 1/2 cup grape tomatoes
• 1/3 cup carrot, chopped
• salt
• 2 teaspoons black mustard seeds
• chili flakes (optional)
• 1/4 cup cumin seed
• 1/4 cup coriander seed
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 2 whole cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
• 1/2 teaspoon asafetida powder

Recipe

• 1 dry roast the spice mix spices, except for the ginger powder and the paprika. whizz it to a powder in your coffee grinder, then mix in the ginger powder and paprika. set aside.
• 2 cook the pasta until it is done but still somewhat firm. rinse with cold water.
• 3 combine the pasta with the vegetables in a large bowl. stir in the salad dressing. add salt and 1 1/2 tb of the spice mix.
• 4 in a small skillet, heat a dab of oil until it is sizzle-hot. add the black mustard seeds. as soon as they have quit popping, dump them in the pasta bowl.
• 5 mix everything together. cover and refrigerate. it's best to let it chill at least an hour before chow time, if you can stand it.