Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, my mom's summer pasta salad. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
My Mom's Summer Pasta Salad is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. My Mom's Summer Pasta Salad is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
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. And this is the best way to enjoy it in the summertime.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have my mom's summer pasta salad using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make My Mom's Summer Pasta Salad:
- Make ready 1/2 box Rotini noodles, (I used tri-colored) cooked as instructed on box. Do not overcook!
- Take 1 cup Chopped tomato
- Get 1 cup Sliced green olives
- Make ready 1 cup Sliced black olives
- Make ready 1 cup Diced celery
- Get 3/4 cup Chopped onion (more or less, as desired) If you prefer, you can leave it out.
- Make ready 1 cup Your favorite Italian dressing.*** Add more if desired!
- Prepare 2 Packets of Splenda or 4 tsp. sugar
- Get 1 Fresh ground black pepper to taste!
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. I just added a couple extra things.
Steps to make My Mom's Summer Pasta Salad:
- Boil your noodles as directed on box. Do not overcook! Drain.
- Add veggies to pasta in large bowl.
- Add Italian dressing and Splenda or sugar and ground pepper.
- Mix well, chill and enjoy!
- Add more dressing the next day as needed, if put in the fridge overnight!
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. This pasta salad is very portable and can sit out all afternoon and be absolutely fine to eat, hours later.
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