Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, pasta salad. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This light and refreshing cold pasta salad is loaded with the flavors of the Mediterranean, and pairs well with grilled proteins, such as fish, pork, chicken or steak. If you make this in advance, reserve a bit of the dressing to add right before serving, as the pasta has a tendency to soak up the dressing as it sits over time. Pasta salad is the perfect party food. Choose from among these popular renditions for your next picnic or potluck.
Pasta Salad is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Pasta Salad is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook pasta salad using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Pasta Salad:
- Get 1 (16 oz.) Box Rotini pasta
- Make ready 1 head broccoli florets
- Get 1 pack grape tomatoes, halved
- Prepare 2 cucumbers, seeds removed, diced fine
- Make ready 1 roasted red pepper, diced
- Prepare Green onions, sliced
- Get 1 can large black pitted olives, sliced
- Prepare 1 bottle, about 10 greek peppers, whole (peppercinis)
- Make ready 1 block colby cheese cubed
- Make ready 1 block pepper jack cheese cubed
- Prepare Or mozzarella pearls or shredded mozzarella
- Prepare 1 ham steak cubed
- Take 1 bag mini pepperonis
- Prepare 1 packet Good Seasons Italian seasoning mix
- Get 2 Tbls honey
- Make ready 1 (24 oz.) bottle olive garden creamy Italian dressing
- Get 3 Tbl pesto
Pasta Salad Pointer: To keep your salad moist, toss the cooked pasta in lemon juice and olive oil, then refrigerate overnight. Add protein, such as chopped deli chicken, boiled shrimp, or sliced grilled steak, to turn a quick pasta salad into a main-dish meal. Rinse with cold water; drain well. In two large bowls, combine the California vegetables, tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, onion, cheeses and pasta.
Instructions to make Pasta Salad:
- Boil pasta according to directions and drain then run cold water over pasta to cool, drain again and set aside
- Put together entire ingredients into large mixing bowl (except the pasta and bottle dressing) turning to mix
- Add pasta and bottle dressing and turn in bowl with spatula until evenly coated, I also add some juice from the pepper jar
- Cover and place in fridge…at least 2-3 hours to marry the flavors Overnight is better
- After taking out of fridge, give it a toss and serve !! 😋
- I like to add a little grated parmesan or feta cheese on top maybe some sunflower seeds or bacon bits but that is completely optional ENJOY !!
- Double this recipe for several people 😋😋😋😋😋😋
Rinse with cold water; drain well. In two large bowls, combine the California vegetables, tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, onion, cheeses and pasta. In a small bowl, combine the salad dressing, parsley, basil, Italian seasoning, seasoned salt and pepper. Making Salad Supreme Pasta Salad is super easy with this pasta salad recipe. Grab your favorite pasta, whether it's penne, rotini or fusilli, and add vegetables like broccoli, carrots, bell peppers, and tomatoes to start your salad supreme.
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