Tomato Cucumber Pasta Salad
By
Betty Deleon
@cookerett
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My hubby loves this pasta salad in the summer when the days are, "just to hot for hot meals".
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote
Comments:
Serves:
Several, keeps in fridg. 3 days covered tightly.
Prep:
30 Min
Ingredients
- 6 large
- tomatoes cut into bite size chunks
- 4 medium
- cucumbers peeled cut into bite size chunks
- 2 medium
- sweet onions diced
- 1 jar 12 oz
- sliced green olives with pimentoes drained
- 1/2 c
- banana peppers diced
- 1 tsp
- fresh garlic in the jar
- 1 tsp
- lemon pepper
- 1 c
- cheese, shredded your choice
- 1-13.25oz box
- penne pasta whole grain or your choice
- 1 c
- italian salad dressing
How to Make Tomato Cucumber Pasta Salad
- 1Prepare pasta by directions on box, Do not over-cook the pasta. Drain well, rinse with cold water untill cool to the touch.Place pasta in large bowl. Add garlic,lemon pepper mix well till pasta is coated.
- 2Add the prepared tomatoes,cucumbers,onions,olives,banana peppers,italian dressing(add less or more dressing to your taste) and toss till mixed and coated well with dressing. Do not add shredded cheese till salad has been placed into serving bowl.Cheese tends to get soggy and pale when mixed in the salad and placed in the refrigerator, caused from moisture.
- 3Cover tightly with lid,place in refrigerator chill for 1 hour before serving.
About Tomato Cucumber Pasta Salad
Course/Dish: Pasta Salads
Dietary Needs: Vegetarian
Other Tags: Quick & Easy, Healthy
Hashtag: #Summer
