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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Italian Pasta Salad

This is my favorite salad. I especially love it in the summer with all the fresh veggies. When I make it I usually double the recipe and it doesn’t last very long.

1 pkg colored cork screw noodles
½ cup broccoli, chopped
1 tomato, diced
½ cup carrots, chopped
½ cup, cauliflower, chopped
½ cup pickles, chopped
½ cup black olives, chopped
½ cup celery, chopped
¾ cup cheese, cubed, (I use cheddar but you could use what ever tasted good with the dressing)
1/2-1 bottle Zesty Italian dressing
¼-1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese (canned stuff, optional)

**You can put any veggies you like in here…these are my favorites, make it yours. I usually add as much or as little as I want…these are rough estimates.

1 Cook noodles, rinse with cold water and let stand until cool.
2. Add veggies and dressing and toss until well coated. Sample, add more dressing if desired.
3. Toss in parmesan cheese, to me this seems to hold the dressing on the noodles and veggies a little bit more.
4. Chill and serve.
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