lori's favorite pasta salad

Name: Lori's Favorite Pasta Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 box(es) barilla piccolini mini rotini; 1 cup(s) finely chopped broccoli florets; 1/2 cup(s) drained roasted red peppers, chopped; 1/2 cup(s) finely chopped black olives; 3/4 cup(s) crumbled feta cheese; 1/4 teaspoon(s) onion powder; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 clove(s) garlic, finely grated using a microplane; 1 cup(s) light mayonnaise

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Lori Coble

Raleigh, NC

Updated on Feb 21, 2012

I had a salad similar to this at my favorite restaurant and loved it, I played around with ingredients until I got the taste I wanted. I've added chopped grilled chicken or chopped salami, but I prefer it without any meat.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 5 Min

method ---

yield 8-10 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 box barilla piccolini mini rotini
1 cup finely chopped broccoli florets
1/2 cup drained roasted red peppers, chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped black olives
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cloves garlic, finely grated using a microplane
1 cup light mayonnaise

How To Make lori's favorite pasta salad

Step 1

Cook pasta according to package, add the broccoli during the last two minutes of cooking time; drain and rinse with cold water.

Step 2

In a large bowl, combine the pasta, broccoli, roasted red peppers, black olives, parmesan cheese, salt and onion powder. In a separate bowl, mix the grated garlic and mayonaisse, combine well. Add the mayo mixture to the pasta mixture and stir well until everything is thoroughly combined. Serve chilled
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