Pasta Salad With Pickled Red Onion Food

TEXAS-STYLE POTATO SALAD WITH MUSTARD AND PICKLED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Bring the vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil in a small saucepan and cook until the sugar and salt dissolves, about 1 minute. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool for 10 minutes. Add the onions and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours. Drain the onions through a strainer into a bowl and reserve the pickling liquid.
• Put the potatoes in a large pot, cover with cold water by 2 inches and add 2 tablespoons salt. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook until a knife inserted into the center of the potatoes meets with no resistance. Drain the potatoes well, let cool slightly (but not all the way) and slice into 1/2-inch thick slices.
• Transfer the warm potatoes to a large bowl. Add the eggs, pickled onions and red peppers. Whisk together the mayonnaise, mustards, a few tablespoons of the pickling liquid and season with salt and pepper. Add the dressing and parsley to the warm potatoes and gently mix to combine; season with salt and pepper. Serve at room temperature or cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and serve chilled.

ARUGULA SALAD WITH PICKLED RED ONIONS AND CHAMPAGNE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• For the salad: Combine the white vinegar, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt in a small saucepan with 1/2 cup water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and then add the onions. Return the liquid to a simmer, then take off the heat and let stand 15 minutes; drain.
• Put the arugula in a large salad bowl and add a few of the pickled onions and all of the cherry tomatoes; toss to combine. (Reserve the remaining pickled onions for another use.)
• For the vinaigrette: Combine the olive oil, Champagne vinegar, honey, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a mason jar and shake vigorously until emulsified.
• Add just enough vinaigrette to lightly coat the salad and toss well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. The remaining vinaigrette can be kept refrigerated up to 1 week.

PASTA SALAD WITH PICKLED RED ONION

Steps:

• 1. Prep: Thinly slice red onion and place in a small mixing bowl, add vinegar, salt and blend, set aside. Allow onions to soak while you prepare the pasta. Cook your pasta according to directions; to aldente. Drain and allow time to cool.
• 2. Once pasta has cooled - Add the ranch mix, italian dressing, mayo and parmesan cheese, mix until incorporated. Drain onions from the vinegar and finally fold into the pasta. Salt and pepper to taste (pickling adds enough flavor I added very little additional salt). Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• 3. Serve cold topped with crumbled feta cheese if desired.

QUICK AND EASY PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until tender, 6 to 10 minutes (check the package for recommended cook time). Drain and rinse well under cold water.
• While the pasta cooks, in the bottom of a large bowl, make the dressing. Whisk the red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, oregano, pepperoncini juice (if using), and the olive oil until blended. Add the drained and rinsed pasta to the dressing and mix well.
• Stir in the bell pepper, zucchini, tomatoes, scallions, pepperoncini (if using), olives, parmesan, mozzarella, and the herbs (if using). Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper as needed. Serve or for the best results, cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 5 days.

PASTA SALAD WITH GREEN ONION DRESSING

Steps:

• Green Onion Dressing.
• Heat grill.
• Drizzle ½ teaspoon of olive oil over white bottoms of green onion.
• Grill white bottoms of green onions until slightly softened and charred.
• Place grilled whites of green onions, green onion tops, garlic, white wine vinegar, dijon mustard and remaining olive oil in a blender, puree until smooth.
• Transfer to a bowl, stir in sour cream and season with salt and pepper.
• Pasta Salad.
• Heat grill.
• Place cooked pasta in a large bowl, toss with 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil.
• Drizzle remaining 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil over red onion rings and season with salt.
• Grill red onions until softened, approximately 10 minutes, remove from grill.
• Roughly dice red onions.
• Add peppers, red onion, Green Onion Dressing, chopped parsley, salt and pepper to pasta, mix to incorporate all ingredients.
• Garnish with Toasted Coconut.

QUICK-PICKLED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare the pickled onions: Set the sliced onion in a small heatproof bowl. Combine the vinegar, sugar, coriander seeds (if using), salt and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high, then pour over onions. Stir to combine, let cool, then transfer onions and brine to a lidded container. Refrigerate until chilled. (Makes about 2/3 cup drained onions. Onions will keep up to 3 weeks.)
• Prepare the salad: In a medium bowl, combine the celery, carrots, olive oil, lemon zest and juice. Season generously with salt and pepper and toss to coat.
• When ready to serve, add the lettuce, radishes (if using) and herbs to a large bowl, season lightly with salt and pepper and gently toss to coat. Using a slotted spoon or tongs, transfer the celery and carrots to the vegetables in the large bowl, leaving the vinaigrette behind in the medium bowl.
• To the vinaigrette, add the mustard, 1/4 cup drained pickled red onions and 4 teaspoons of the pickled red onion brine and stir to combine; season to taste. Add vinaigrette to salad, toss to coat and season. Serve immediately.

RED & WHITE POTATO SALAD WITH PICKLED ONIONS

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a pan of cold salted water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 mins or until tender and a knife goes in easily. Meanwhile, combine the onion and vinegar in a large bowl, cover and set aside.
• Drain the potatoes and return to the pan, then stand for 5 mins to steam-dry. Slice them into bite-sized pieces and add to the bowl with the onion and vinegar, season with salt to taste and toss to combine. Cover and chill until cold.
• Combine the soured cream, mayonnaise and mustard, then add to the cold potatoes with the celery, gherkin and dill. Stir with a spatula until well combined, taking care not to break up the potatoes too much. Season to taste, then chill for at least 1 hr before serving.

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH PICKLED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Pour 100ml water into a saucepan. Add the sugar and vinegar and bring to the boil. Put the onion into a bowl, then pour over the hot liquid and leave for 5 mins. Add the cucumber and set aside to steep and cool.

PICKLED PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Mix everything together in a large bowl. Chill for an hour and serve.