Primavera Salad

Description
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Ingredients

 * 1 cup uncooked, small, shell-shaped quinoa pasta or wheat pasta
 * 1/4 lb. sugar snap peas or snow peas
 * 1/4 lb. slender asparagus, trimmed and cut on the diagonal
 * 1 large English cucumber
 * 3 cups mixed young salad greens
 * 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and thinly sliced
 * 1/2 cup vegan sour cream
 * 1 Tbs. olive oil, or more if needed
 * 1 Tbs. water
 * 1 1/2 Tbs. lemon juice
 * Zest of 1 lemon
 * Seasoning salt to taste
 * 1 Tbs. granulated sugar, or to taste
 * 4 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled and quartered

Directions
1. Bring large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions, drain, rinse under cold water, drain again and set aside.

2. Bring another large pot of lightly salted water to a boil, and blanch sugar snap peas for 1 minute. Remove from water, and blanch asparagus for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, place sugar snap peas and

asparagus in cold water, drain and set aside.

3. Slice cucumber, and place slices in salad bowl. Rinse and dry salad greens, and place in salad bowl. Add strawberries, cooled pasta and vegetables.

4. To make dressing, beat together sour cream, olive oil, water, lemon juice, lemon zest, seasoning salt and sugar. Spoon dressing over salad, and toss. Arrange quartered eggs over top, and serve.