E&C Sumertime Cookbook 2022

Pasta Salad

The original recipe used spaghetti, but I like to use spiral pasta instead. The amount of ingredients are customizable based on the number of people being served. Ingredients: 1 package/box Spiral Pasta Orange or Yellow Bell Pepper, chopped, about 3/4 Cup Cucumber, chopped, about 1 Cup Black Olives, sliced, about 3/4 cup or to taste

Celery, sliced, about 1 Cup

Italian Salad Dressing

Tomato, chopped (I like to use grape tomatoes cut in half)

McCormick's Salad Supreme

Red Onion, about 3/4 Cup, or to taste

Lemon Pepper

Instructions:

1. Prepare pasta according to instructions for al dente - do not over cook. Drain and rinse under cold water.

2. Place drained pasta into a sealable container and add Italian salad dressing to coat pasta. Add about three to four tablespoons McCormick's salad seasoning and sprinkle in about two teaspoons of lemon pepper. You can alter amounts for taste. Mix thoroughly. If I have time, I like to make the pasta the night before and refrigerate to let the flavors meld. 3. Chop all veggies, drain black olives and if whole, slice; add all to pasta and mix ingredients together. You may need to add more dressing if the pasta seems to "dry", or more McCormick's if it seems to need more flavor. This recipe is very customizable and you can certainly delete or add other ingredients. Sometimes I like to add marinated Artichoke Hearts.

Colleen Follick