Seashell Salad

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons basil fresh shredded
• 1 cup celery sliced
• 1  garlic clove minced
• 0.5 cup green onions sliced
• 16 ounce shells uncooked
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper freshly ground
• 1  bell pepper red cut into thin strips
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 pound snow peas 
• 0.8 cup vegetable oil 
• 0.3 cup citrus champagne vinegar 

Equipment

• whisk

Directions

1. Cook snow peas in boiling salted water to cover 1 minute or until crisp-tender; drain. Plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain and set aside.
2. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Rinse with cold water; drain. Stir together snow peas, pasta, and next 4 ingredients.
3. Whisk together vegetable oil and next 4 ingredients.
4. Pour over pasta mixture; toss gently. Cover and chill.