italian pasta salad
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I just love this recipe. A hit at BBQ's on a hot summer day.
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Ingredients For italian pasta salad
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16 oztricolor rotini (spiral vegetable pasta)
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1 mdcucumber
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6 mdroma tomatoes
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1 bunchbroccoli, bunch
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1 cansliced black olives
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1 bottlezesty italian dressing
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2 tspsalad herbs or tarragon
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1 tsplemon pepper
How To Make italian pasta salad
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1Cook pasta with salt according to package instructions. DO NOT OVERCOOK Once cooked, drain and run cold water over it. Place in large salad bowl.
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2Stripe cucumbers with a fork (Place fork on end of cucumber and slide it down the length) then slice into discs
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3Cut roma tomatoes into bite sizes Roma tomatoes have the best flavor. If you can't find Roma tomatoes then use cherry tomatoes and cut in half)
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4Use only the florets of the broccoli and some of the stem Pull apart if big clusters.
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5Place, broccoli, tomatoes, olives(drained), cucumbers in a with the pasta.
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6Dust the salad with Salad Herbs or Tarragon ( NOT SALAD SEASONING) and Lemon Pepper. These spices give the salad a distinct flavoring.
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7Use 2/3 of the bottle of Italian dressing. That way the pasta and veggies absorb the flavor. Refridgerate. Just before serving add remainder of dressing and stir.
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8*TIP: You can also add small Pepperoni slices (Optional)
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9Bon Appetit
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