My Mom's Summer Pasta Salad
My Mom's Summer Pasta Salad

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, my mom's summer pasta salad. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

My Mom's Summer Pasta Salad is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. My Mom's Summer Pasta Salad is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Now Choose From Multiple Easy Pasta Recipes To Create That Perfect Meal. It's my go-to potluck dish for summer get togethers and a perfect side dish for any BBQ. In our Italian home, pasta has always been such a comfort food.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook my mom's summer pasta salad using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make My Mom's Summer Pasta Salad:
  1. Get 1/2 box Rotini noodles, (I used tri-colored) cooked as instructed on box. Do not overcook!
  2. Prepare 1 cup Chopped tomato
  3. Take 1 cup Sliced green olives
  4. Make ready 1 cup Sliced black olives
  5. Make ready 1 cup Diced celery
  6. Prepare 3/4 cup Chopped onion (more or less, as desired) If you prefer, you can leave it out.
  7. Prepare 1 cup Your favorite Italian dressing.*** Add more if desired!
  8. Prepare 2 Packets of Splenda or 4 tsp. sugar
  9. Make ready 1 Fresh ground black pepper to taste!

If you prefer sweet pickles or relish, feel free to substitute, but my preference is dill. I've served this potato salad at multiple backyard barbecues and it always gets rave reviews. Great recipe for My Mom's Summer Pasta Salad. My Mom used to bring this pasta salad to summer gatherings, birthday parties and family cookouts when we were young.

Steps to make My Mom's Summer Pasta Salad:
  1. Boil your noodles as directed on box. Do not overcook! Drain.
  2. Add veggies to pasta in large bowl.
  3. Add Italian dressing and Splenda or sugar and ground pepper.
  4. Mix well, chill and enjoy!
  5. Add more dressing the next day as needed, if put in the fridge overnight!

I just added a couple extra things. Summer Pasta Salad with Dijon Vinaigrette. I love a good pasta salad. I like mine light, with no mayonnaise and lots of raw, crunchy vegetables for texture and color. The only thing cooked here is the pasta.

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