Thursday, June 30, 2011

Pasta Salad








Seasoning Ingredients:
  • 2 tbsp. Romano Cheese
  • 1 1/2 tsp. sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp. paprika
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. poppy seeds
  • 1/2 tsp. celery seeds
  • 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp. black pepper
  • dash of cayenne pepper

Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.


Pasta Ingredients:
  • 450g (1 pound) box of pasta spaghettini (a smaller version of spaghetti)
  • 1 bottle of Italian Dressing (I like the zesty version)
  • 1 cucumber, seeded & chopped fine
  • 1 large tomato, seeded & chopped fine
  • 1 red pepper, seeded & chopped fine
  • 1 yellow pepper, seeded & chopped fine
  • grated parmesan cheese, to taste (don't add to much as it can get too salty)
Directions:

Put water to boil, then add pasta. It usual takes about 8-9 minutes. Drain pasta, but don't rinse it. Put the pasta in a bowl and add just a little bit of the italian dressing to keep it from sticking together.


While the pasta is boiling, seed & cut up all your veggies fine, then put aside in a bowl.




Now add a little bit of pasta, a little seasoning, and a little italian dressing to the veggie mixture and incorporate well. Continue to do this until everything is mixed. After mixing add the parmesan cheese and mix well again. I usually only use about 1/8 - 1/4 of cup, too much and it's too salty. 
Put in fridge to chill, then serve. 


Tip: You can double the recipe to make it for a bigger crowd. Trust me it goes fast. I have been making this for years, and my mother & grandmother before that. It's great in the summer time for BBQ's because there is no mayo and it can sit outside. Goes great with anything from burgers to steaks.

4 comments:

  1. That looks tasty and fresh. I love how perfectly diced your veggies are. :)

    Have you ever tried Shirataki noodles? If you wanted to make it even lower calorie, those would be an amazing substitute.

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  2. This pasta salad has my name all over it - yum.

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  3. WOW!!! THIS LOOKS SO GREAT!! I can't wait to make it!
    dede

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  4. A healthy pasta salad that doesn't look gross! Yum!

    TheOtherFreshman15.blogspot.com

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