Easy Pasta Salad

pasta salad

 

Yesterday, I was looking for a very easy pasta salad recipe to make to go along with dinner.  I found the following recipe online and the link is http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Easy-Cold-Pasta-Salad/

 

Ingredients

 

  • 14 ounces                             uncooked rotini pasta
  • 2                             cucumbers, chopped
  • 1/2                             onion, finely chopped
  • 10                             cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 3/4 cup                             pitted black olives, sliced
  • 1 cup                             Italian-style salad dressing

                           Directions

  1. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the rotini, and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and cool by running cold water over the pasta in a colander set in the sink.
  2. Combine cooked and cooled pasta with the cucumbers, onion, tomatoes, and olives in a large bowl. Pour the Italian dressing over the salad and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least two hours before serving.

 

This was a super easy recipe. I did not put in the olives as my household doesn’t like the but it turned out well. It was very yummy.

 

Author: Darlene Morrison

Mom of four living in Newmarket with my family. Love writing, reading, and studying Fundraising Management. Loves hanging with my children, running and spending time with friends and family