orange sweet & sour pasta salad
I am a firm believer in making do with what you have..I was going to a summer patio party..I love pasta salad, was concerned with eggs and warm mayonaise due to the 104 degree weather lol..so I looked in my freezer and determined what I had to make a nice dressing and this is what I came up with
prep time
30 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
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yield
8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 box elbow macaroni, cooked
- 2 tablespoons hidden valley ranch powder
- 1 - sweet onion
- 1 package peas, frozen petite
- 1 package corn kernels, frozen
- 4 sticks celery
- 1/2 cup cilantro, fresh
- 1/2 - small jar of sweet pickles
- 1 can black olives
- DRESSING
- 1/2 can orange juice, frozen concentrate
- 4 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar (garlic)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
How To Make orange sweet & sour pasta salad
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Step 1Boil one box of your preferred pasta..drain well..do not rinse.add to a large bowl..sprinkle with hidden valley ranch powder..stir until coated..the spices will absorb into the noodle..set aside to finish cooling
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Step 2chop and prep all of the vegetables..add the frozen corn and peas on top of the pasta..mix other vegetables in well
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Step 3add all dressing ingredients to a bowl and whisk..pour over pasta..stir and let in cool for at least a hour in the fridge
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