Quick and Easy Pasta Salad for Two

I like trying different shaped pasta, so this Riccioli was a new shape for me.  It is perfect for pasta salad!

There's just two of us so I made up this quick salad for a side dish for dinner:

I chopped up a mini yellow pepper, 2 T red onion, 3 cherry tomatoes, and 4 slices cucumber.  I had some frozen chives and parsley in the freezer and I added a few spices:

While the pasta was boiling, I added a few T of Balsamic Vinaigrette to the veggies and spices:

I tossed it all together to make a quick side dish:

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