Pasta And Veggie Salad

1/4 cup 59ml Olive oil - plus

1 tablespoon 15ml Olive oil with minced garlic

1 Carrot - halved lengthwise, And sliced thin crosswise

2 Corn cut from cob

1 cup frozen corn

1/2 Green, red or yellow bell pepper - diced

1/3 cup 20g / 0.7oz Minced onion - (to 1/2)

1 Tomato - chopped

1 1/3 cups 315ml Chickpeas - (to 2) - drained, rinsed

2 tablespoons 30ml Fresh snipped chives

1 teaspoon 5ml Salt Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

1 tablespoon 15ml Balsamic vinegar - (to 1 1/2)

1 tablespoon 15ml Water - (to 1 1/2)

1 tablespoon 15ml Garlic clove - minced (large)

2 teaspoons 10ml Dried basil leaves - crumbled

2 to 3 tbspns chopped fresh basil