Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, garden pasta salad. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Plenty of fresh, crunchy carrots, celery, cucumber, green pepper and onions are tossed with tomatoes, zesty Parmesan and cooked pasta and coated with your favorite Italian-style salad dressing. Chill and serve this bright and flavorful salad. Cook pasta in large pot of boiling water until al dente.
Garden pasta salad is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Garden pasta salad is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have garden pasta salad using 18 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Garden pasta salad:
- Prepare 1 medium cucumber
- Make ready 1 medium yellow summer squash
- Take 1 medium zucchini
- Make ready 1 medium sweet red pepper
- Get 1 medium green pepper
- Prepare 4 cup fresh broccoli florets
- Take 3 cup fresh cauliflowerets
- Take 1 small red onion finely copped
- Make ready 2 packages Italian salad dressing mix
- Make ready 4 1/2 cup uncooked bow tow pasta or your choice of noodles…. I tried wheat noodles this time :-)
- Take 1/4 cup olive oil
- Prepare 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- Take 3/4 tsp salt
- Make ready 1/2 tsp pepper
- Take 1 cup *optional**cranraisons, or cranberry or raisons
- Make ready 3/4 cup **optional ** sliced fresh mushrooms
- Get 3/4 cup optionaldiced tomatoes
- Prepare 1/2 cup **optional ** sliced or diced depending on taste and size celery
Toss in canned chunk light tuna, cooked chicken or flavored baked tofu to add protein and make it more substantial. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the broccoli, carrots, peppers and zucchini. Drain and rinse pasta in cold water; add to vegetables.
Steps 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
Combine salad dressing and mustard; pour over pasta mixture; toss to coat. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Place in a large bowl and set aside. Reser's Garden Pasta Salad is a made with mini penne pasta, red bell pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, and shredded cheeses in a zesty vinaigrette dressing. Mini penne pasta; Zesty vinaigrette dressing; No high-fructose corn syrup, artificial colors, or flavors; Convenient, reusable container; Perfect for grill-outs, picnics, tailgates, parties.
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