Summer Pasta Salad I Food

SUMMER PASTA SALAD I

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a small saucepan, bring vinegar and sugar to a boil. Boil for one minute.
• In large bowl, combine vinegar mixture, Catalina dressing and Italian dressing. Mix well. Add pasta, cucumber, olives, tomato, onion, carrots, and bell pepper; toss. Season with celery salt, salt and pepper. Refrigerate until serving.

SUMMER PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package directions until al dente. Drain and rinse under cold running water to cool the pasta and stop the cooking process. Drain well and set aside.
• Whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, mustard, honey, 2 teaspoons salt and 3/4 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Add the pasta, cucumbers, tomatoes, celery, radishes, corn, shallot, parsley and dill. Toss to combine and allow to marinate at room temperature for least 30 minutes or cover and refrigerate up to 8 hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve at room temperature.

SUMMER PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water with about 1 tblspn of oil added. Drain when cooked.
• While pasta is cooking, cut the avocado and tomatoes into 1cm cubes and put in a bowl. Add the finely chopped onion, garlic and roughly chopped basil and capers.
• Mix the reaming ingredients thoroughly, and toss through the vegetable mixture.
• When ready to serve, put the hot drained pasta into a shallow bowl, toss half the sauce through it and spoon the rest over the top. Serve at once.

SUMMER PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Boil pasta shells until done, drain and place in large bowl to cool. Finely chop tomato, red bell pepper, peeled cucumber, green onion and celery and add to pasta in bowl.
• Drain tuna and flake into pasta.
• Add buttermilk ranch dressing and dill to pasta and toss well.
• Chill 30 minutes to 1 hour if possible before serving.

FRESH SUMMER PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente. Drain; rinse with cold water and drain well. Transfer to a large bowl. Add carrots, peaches, tuna, celery, cucumber, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage, salt and pepper. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, at least 3 hours before serving.