Sunday, May 20, 2007

Summer Pasta Salad

Ingredients
1 lb pasta(uncooked)
1 bottle Italian salad dressing (not creamy)
1 clove minced garlic

Optional Ingredients
Pepperoni
Salami
Onions
Artichoke hearts
Mushrooms
Cherry tomatoes, halved
Colored sweet peppers
Carrots
Zucchini or summer squash
Mozzarella
Fresh Parmesan
Black or green olives

Directions
- Cook pasta according to package directions and rinse in cold water.
- Combine pasta, salad dressing and garlic with optional ingredients in large salad bowl.
- Eat right away or chill before serving.

Hints
- You can use various types of pastas, whatever is left in the cabinet. Cheese Tortellini works well too.
- Chilling the pasta before serving allows time for the flavors to blend. If you chill it too long some of the ingredients can become mushy. A couple of hours is usually enough.

Submitted by Amy