party pasta salad
One thing that makes this "holiday" pasta salad is your choice of pasta. For Halloween I used black cat pasta. Your serving bowl can reflect the season. As a special addition you can buy "character" picks, which are often used on cupcakes. I bought a set with ghosts, witches, and skeletons. Place the picks into the cheese cubes before placing in salad. If you are in a hurry, you can use your favorite bottled dressing.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
Approximately 16
Ingredients
- 1 pound specialty pasta
- 1 medium cucumber, seeded
- 1 small orange or red pepper, diced small
- 1 can black olives
- 6-8 ounces cheese, cubed
- LEMON VINAIGRETTE SALAD DRESSING
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1 - lemon, zest and juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill, or 1 tsp prepared dill
How To Make party pasta salad
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Step 1Cook pasta as directed on package. Drain, cool under running water. Drain when cool.
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Step 2Add, cucumber, peppers and olives.
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Step 3While pasta is cooking, mix vinaigrette ingredients. Shake well. Pour over cooled pasta. (add to taste)
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Step 4Put pasta salad into serving bowl. Cool in refrigerator until ready to serve.
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Step 5Place colorful toothpicks into cubes of cheese and place into salad.
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Category:
Pasta Salads
Ingredient:
Pasta
Diet:
Low Fat
Diet:
Low Sodium
Culture:
American
Method:
Stove Top
Keyword:
#pasta
Keyword:
#fresh vegetables
Keyword:
#homemade salad dressing
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