Oven Roasted Asparagus and Ravioli Pasta Salad

A delicious salad with oven roasted asparagus, roasted cherry tomatoes, strawberries with Ravioli Pasta dressed in lite orange dressing.  

I call it a "salad" but in my honest opinion it is a complete vegetarian meal. I mean, carbs from Ravioli pasta with roasted cherry tomatoes, asparagus, and juicy strawberries... creamy pumpkin filling of ravioli. Oh, and not to forget - pan-dressing with roasted vegetable drippings mixed in some orange juice! Isn't it a lite Pasta Meal?

This salad is special dear to me since this is the one which pushed me into writing my first cookbook. Not just the colors of this gorgeous pasta salad but flavors were so spot-on that I could not resist to pen-down all of my salad recipes into a Salad Cookbook. 

I hold back for so long to share this recipe. I'm finally glad to publish it! Now you know what's cooking in the scrumptious book-cover of my cookbook?!

That day, I was going to make Ravioli for lunch and I just got lucky :) that had no marinara/pesto in fridge and no tomatoes in-hand to make fresh sauce. A bunch of random ingredients.... few asparagus (my favorite), cherry tomatoes and some strawberries. So I roasted all the veggies and in few minutes... my favorite Pumpkin Ravioli Pasta turned into my favorite Ravioli Salad! 

If you have never tried roasted veggies and pasta before? I'm telling you, you are missing something!! Also, asparagus, cherry tomatoes, and strawberries are real healthy and good stuff.... Plus a small batch of Pumpkin Ravioli (no cheese filling) makes it extra special yet does not break the calorie bank! Good for Healthy New Year! Isn't it?

Just remember to buy veggie filled Ravioli such as pumpkin or squash ravoli instead of cheese Ravioli.

It is a great recipe to keep in hand when you run out of pasta sauce. Roasted asparagus can be swapped with green beans and even broccoli. However, I recommend adding strawberries because strawberries provide sweet fruity acidity to this salad.

So next time you run out of sauce to make Ravioli for lunch or dinner... Just roast veggies, and add some citrus to make a scrumptious pan-sauce a.k.a. salad dressing..... then mix in your favorite Ravioli pasta to serve a hearty yet healthy homemade meal.

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