Jeff's Special Pasta Salad
By
Shelley Young
@shellekc
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Ingredients
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1 lbvermicelli, uncooked
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1/4 lbpasta shells, uncooked
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1/4 lbrotini pasta, uncooked
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1/3 cromano cheese, grated
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1/2 cgreen pepper, diced
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1/4 cred onion, diced
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1/4 cfresh tomato, seeded and diced
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1/4 ccarrot, thin sliced or diced (optional)
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1/4 csliced black olives (optional)
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DRESSING
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12 ozbottled italian salad dressing ( i use wishbone)
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1 cmayonnaise (do not substitute)
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1/4 cdijon mustard
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1 Tbspsugar
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1/4 cdried parsley flakes
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1 Tbspdried basil
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1 1/2 tspdried oregano
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1 1/2 Tbspblack pepper (use less if freshly ground)
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1 1/2 tspsalt ( i use sea salt)
How to Make Jeff's Special Pasta Salad
- Break the vermicelli in half before boiling. Boil pastas according to package directions (they have different times so prepare accordingly)
- Meanwhile mix all dressing ingredients in a very large bowl. Drain pasta and rinse in cold water to stop cooking and chill slightly.
- Toss the veggies in the dressing then add pasta and toss everything to coat. Chill and serve.