Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, garden pasta salad. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Garden pasta salad is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Garden pasta salad is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
Cook pasta in large pot of boiling water until al dente. Rinse under cold water, and drain. Cook pasta in large pot of boiling water until al dente. Rinse under cold water, and drain.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook garden pasta salad using 18 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Garden pasta salad:
- Take 1 medium cucumber
- Take 1 medium yellow summer squash
- Make ready 1 medium zucchini
- Prepare 1 medium sweet red pepper
- Take 1 medium green pepper
- Make ready 4 cup fresh broccoli florets
- Get 3 cup fresh cauliflowerets
- Make ready 1 small red onion finely copped
- Prepare 2 packages Italian salad dressing mix
- Prepare 4 1/2 cup uncooked bow tow pasta or your choice of noodles…. I tried wheat noodles this time :-)
- Prepare 1/4 cup olive oil
- Take 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- Prepare 3/4 tsp salt
- Make ready 1/2 tsp pepper
- Prepare 1 cup *optional**cranraisons, or cranberry or raisons
- Take 3/4 cup **optional ** sliced fresh mushrooms
- Make ready 3/4 cup optionaldiced tomatoes
- Get 1/2 cup **optional ** sliced or diced depending on taste and size celery
Vegetables will lightly steam in pasta. Place pasta in a large salad bowl. Top with three-fourths of the dressing and lightly toss. Whisk mayonnaise, yogurt, oil, vinegar (or lemon juice), garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl until smooth.
Instructions to make Garden pasta salad:
- wash the first 5 ingredients, but do not dry: chop and transfer to a large Bowl. add the remaining vegetables ( not tomatoes or mushrooms yet, they should be added just before serving). sprinkle with dry dressing mix; toss to coat. refrigerate , covered , 4~6 he's or overnight.
- cook pasta according to package. drain. rinse with cold water. add to the vegetable mixture. in a small bowl , whisk together the remaining ingredients. add to the salad : toss to cost.
- if desired , add the optional ingredients, toss again. serve and enjoy !
- prep time : about 30 minutes, plus chilling time, plus pasta cooking time ( about 10~ 15 minutes )
- makes about 24 1 cup servings
Top with three-fourths of the dressing and lightly toss. Whisk mayonnaise, yogurt, oil, vinegar (or lemon juice), garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl until smooth. Add the pasta and toss to coat. Add tomatoes, bell pepper, carrots, scallions, olives and basil; toss to coat well. Pasta salad filled with veggies, cheese, and seasoning.
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