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Recipe: Italian Pasta Salad with Garlic Vinaigrette Dressing

Salads - Potato, Pasta
ITALIAN PASTA SALAD

2 cups uncooked rotini or rotelle (spiral) pasta (6 ounces)
1 large tomato, chopped
1/2 of a medium cucumber, chopped
3 medium green onions with tops (3 to 4 medium), sliced
1 small red or green bell pepper, cut in pieces
1/4 cup chopped ripe olives (optional)
Garlic Vinaigrette Dressing (recipe follows)

Fill a Dutch oven about half full of water. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt if desired. Cover and heat over high heat until the water is boiling rapidly. Add the pasta. Heat to boiling again. Boil uncovered, stirring frequently, 8 to 10 minutes for rotini, 9 to 11 minutes for rotelle, until tender.

Place the vegetables in a large bowl.

Drain the pasta in a strainer or colander, and rinse thoroughly with cold water. Add pasta to vegetables in bowl. Add the olives, if using. Pour the dressing over the vegetables and pasta, and mix thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate about 30 minutes or until chilled.

GARLIC VINAIGRETTE DRESSING

1 clove garlic
1/4 cup rice vinegar (or white vinegar)
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons olive oil (or vegetable oil)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil (or vegetable oil)

Peel and finely chop the garlic. Shake garlic and remaining ingredients in a tightly covered jar or container. Shake again before pouring over vegetables and pasta.

VARIATION:

RANCH PASTA SALAD:
Use about 1/2 cup ranch dressing from the supermarket instead of the Garlic Vinaigrette Dressing.

Makes 6 servings
Adapted from source: Betty Crocker
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