spring salad stack-up

Name: Spring Salad Stack-Up
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) plain corkscrew pasta, cooked and drained; 2 tablespoon(s) crushed parsley flakes; 2 cup(s) chopped cucumber; 2 cup(s) tomato, wedges or chopped; 3 can(s) tuna, drained (5 oz each); 1 bag(s) lettuce mix; - buttermilk ranch salad dressing

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Tam D

The Dalles, OR

Updated on Jan 14, 2023

This salad is so good even the pre-schoolers ate it. It's wonderful for a quick, easy meal. Start stacking!

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Blue Ribbon Recipe

In spring and summer when cucumbers and tomatoes are at their freshest, this is a super easy salad to whip up. It's like a pasta salad meets a summer salad. But with the addition of tuna, it is a great light meal if you're serving a crowd or a potluck. The pasta is lightly coated with dressing and that's the base for the salad. Chunks of cucumber add a nice crunch and tomatoes add to the fresh feel. It's very basic, so you could add many more ingredients like shredded cheese, black olives, and red onion... the possibilities are endless. A quick, easy, and tasty salad.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 20 Min

cook time

method Stove Top

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 cups plain corkscrew pasta, cooked and drained
2 tablespoons crushed parsley flakes
2 cups chopped cucumber
2 cups tomato, wedges or chopped
3 cans tuna, drained (5 oz each)
1 bag lettuce mix
- buttermilk ranch salad dressing

How To Make spring salad stack-up

Test Kitchen Tips

For presentation in the photos, we used a whole box of pasta and 1/2 cup of dressing. If you only make 2 cups of pasta, 1/4 cup of dressing should be enough.

Step 1

Cook pasta according to package directions.

Step 2

Rinse with cool water, and drain. Toss gently with parsley flakes and enough dressing to coat lightly. Spread evenly in the bottom of a large serving bowl.
Step 3

Spread lettuce mix on top of the cooked pasta in the bowl.
Step 4

Chop the cucumber and layer over the lettuce.
Step 5

Drain tuna. Flake gently with a fork and distribute evenly over the top of the cucumber in the bowl.
Step 6

Top with tomato.
Step 7

Serve with dressing. NOTE: I've also served this salad "buffet style" for casual parties, allowing everyone to create their own stack. :)
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