Favourite Pasta Salad Food

PASTA WITH PUMPKIN AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat a large, deep nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan and brown the sausage in it. Transfer sausage to paper towel lined plate. Drain fat from skillet and return pan to the stove. Add the remaining tablespoon oil, and then the garlic and onion. Saute 3 to 5 minutes until the onions are tender.
• Add bay leaf, sage, and wine to the pan. Reduce wine by half, about 2 minutes. Add stock and pumpkin and stir to combine, stirring sauce until it comes to a bubble. Return sausage to pan, reduce heat, and stir in cream. Season the sauce with the cinnamon and nutmeg, and salt and pepper, to taste. Simmer mixture 5 to 10 minutes to thicken sauce.
• Return drained pasta to the pot you cooked it in. Remove the bay leaf from sauce and pour the sausage pumpkin sauce over pasta. Combine sauce and pasta and toss over low heat for 1 minute. Garnish the pasta with lots of shaved cheese and sage leaves.
• Serve pumpkin sausage pasta with pumpernickel or whole grain bread and Spinach Salad with Apple and Red Onion.
• Place spinach, apple, and onion in a salad bowl. Place oil, vinegar, mustard and honey in a small plastic container and fit lid on container. Shake dressing to combine, 1 minute. Pour dressing over salad, toss, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

APRIL'S FAVORITE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook and drain the pasta, but do not rinse. Allow to cool. (Any clumping of the pasta will be fixed when it is tossed with the dressing.)
• Meanwhile, place vegetables and cheese in a large bowl.
• Combine vinegar, oil, sugar, and seasonings in container with lid; shake well and pour over vegetables and gently toss.
• Add cooled pasta to vegetable mixture and toss well. Chill until ready to serve.
• *Note: You could just substitute regular white vinegar in place of the gourmet salad vinegar if you want. I do that when I'm out of the salad vinegar and it works fine.

MY FAVORITE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl, toss well.
• Combine vinegar and next 5 ingredients in a small bowl, stir well.
• Cover contents of large bowl with contents of small bowl, & toss well.
• Cover and chill for at least 2 hours for best taste.
• For Vegetarian omit the chicken.

AIMEE'S FAVORITE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Mix dressing together.
• Cook pasta al dente, drain and rinse with cold water.
• Place ingredients in large bowl and add dressing.
• Toss to coat. Cover and chill. Refrigerate until served.

MY FAVORITE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Combine pasta, cucumbers, tomatoes, mayonnaise, sour cream, dill weed and lemon pepper.
• Chill for 1 hour to let flavors blend.

FAVOURITE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the pasta, adding the peas for final 2 mins cooking time. Drain, rinse with cold water to cool, then drain again. Tip into a bowl with the chopped herbs, lemon zest and juice, olive oil and plenty of seasoning and mix well. Cover and chill, spooning out portions as and when. If you're making this for one person, by days 3 and 4 you'll need to stir in a little olive oil or something creamy to loosen the pasta.