don't put any oil in the water you cook the pasta in, or it won't absorb the sauce. Classic style you'd put chopped olives, pimento, grated carrots, chopped celery, chopped onions and some mayonnaise, about 2 tsp mustard and a tblspoon of ketchup. But you can't go wrong with anything, try italian salad dressing, olives, artichoke hearts and red pepper or frozen pesto, green peas and julienned zuchinni and carrots.I want a SIMPLE pasta salad recipe?
RANCH PASTA SALAD
1 pkg. medium shell pasta
2 carrots, shredded
2 shallots, diced
1 can black olives
1 jar Ranch dressing
Cook pasta, carrots and shallots according to pasta cooking directions, drain and rinse in cold water. In a mixing bowl, mix pasta, carrots, shallots,black olives, and ranch dressing. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
Pasta Salad
Servings: 2 Servings; can be doubled.
Ingredients
1 cup (about 4 ounces) small pasta shells
1 large lemon
2 tablespoons olive oil or Italian dressing
1 carrot, grated
1/2 cup black olives or green olives
1/3 cup chopped fresh chives or green onions
Preparation
Cook pasta in medium pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta; rinse under cold water and drain well.
Grate enough lemon peel to measure 1/2 teaspoon. Squeeze enough juice from lemon to measure 1 1/2 tablespoons. Place lemon peel and juice in medium bowl. Whisk in oil. Mix in carrot, olives, and chives, then pasta. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Let stand 10 minutes to blend flavors.
hope these help. good luck and enjoy.
I used to make this recipe and take it with me on picnics...
- Tortelini (cheese filled) or whatever other pasta cooked (you could use corkscrew or penne)
- Roasted Red Pepper, sliced (just darken the pepper's skin over the stovetop flame - pierce the pepper with a fork to hold the pepper over flame and for safety - or put under broiler until pepper's skin gets blackened - you can also buy roasted peppers in a jar)
- Tomatoes
- Onions
- Sundried Tomatoes, soaked and then sliced
- Black Olives
- Garlic, peeled and minced (optional)
- Basil
- Parsley
- Thyme
- Lemon Juice
- Olive Oil
- Parmesan Cheese
- Salt
- Pepper
- Grilled Chicken (sliced) or Fish (I use King Fish Steak)
In a pan bring to heat a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil... add the garlic, onions, salt, and pepper on medium heat to sautee, then add the tomatoes and sautee as well... Add all the other ingredients to the pan and heat through... saving the parmesan cheese for last five minutes of cooking... top with extra parmesan at the end....
I know some people don't like parmesan with fish so you can use chicken... but I like the fish with this dish too... especially with the brightness of the lemon juice and olive oil (the parmesan tastes good with it)...
You can eat this dish warm, cold or room temparature.... and can even store it in the fridge for a snack...
Cold Spaghetti Salad:
one 16 oz. box angel hair pasta
one bell pepper
one tomato
one cucumber
red onion (amt. to taste)
one 16 oz. bottle of Kraft House Italian dressing(or any other Italian Dressing that has a little extra kick)
Cook pasta to your preferred doneness (not too done - it'll get mushy)
Dice vegetables
mix everything together
you could add olives and believe it or not, it isn't oily/greasy feeling -- just light %26amp; refreshing. Did I mention easy?
Fix you pasta and black olives. Add any other veggie that you like or just to the pasta and black olives.
For dressings check out your ';salad dressings'; at the grocery store. There are several creamy styles to choose from.
Just add one to the pasta an black olives.
Ranch, Cesear, etc.
mix ranch and italian salad dressing together and toss it in with the pasta, super simple but my mom swears by it and it tastes grreeeat and you can add as much as you want cause it all just soaks into the pasta
Boiled and Cool your favorite pasta
Cook or Steamed your favorite mixed frozen vegetables
Mix in your mayo or miracle whip
Viola!
Suddenly Salad is a great suggestion. I love it, and it is very simple.
just buy Suddenly Salad. comes in a box....
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