Pasta salad help please!

Beverly Lynn

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I am looking for a good pasta salad recipe! I had one at this graduation party and it was excellent but I can't get a hold of the recipe. it had some zucchini and broccoli and peas in it with cucumbers and carrots and shell pasta. it was made with some sort of italian dressing but it also had a sweet taste to it. does anyone know of any recipe matching what I have described? ( the person who made it was my friends ex husbands new wife...so I can't get the recipe)
 
Quick thought - it may have been Italian dressing made with balsamic vinegar which is sweet tasting.

Was the dressing a bit brown in color? If so it was probably balasmic vinegear that was used.
 
I haven't found anything exactly like the one you described but you might like this one:


Pasta Salad With Sweet Peppers And Dill

3 1/2 cups rotini (corkscrew-shaped pasta); OR 1/2 lb flat egg noodles
3/4 lb snow peas or green beans
3 cups cauliflower; in small pieces
1 cup thinly sliced carrots
2 sweet peppers; chopped
2 green onions; chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
-----Dressing----
2 cloves garlic; minced
1 cup red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/3 cup corn oil
3 tablespoons water
salt
freshly ground pepper

You can add any of the usual salad ingredients to this dish except
lettuce. It's a terrific salad to have in the refrigerator for a quick
and easy summer meal or a picnic. Vegetables can be crisply cooked, but I
like the crunch of them raw. To serve as a main course, add julienne
strips of ham, chicken and/or cheese. In large saucepan of boiling water,
cook pasta until al dente (tender but firm-start tasting after 2 minutes
for fresh pasta, 5 minutes for dry); drain, rinse under cold running
water and drain again. Blanch snow peas or green beans in boiling water
for 2 minutes. Drain; rinse under cold running water and drain again. Cut
diagonally into 2-inch lengths. In large bowl, combine cauliflower,
carrots, peppers, green onions, dill, snow peas and pasta; toss to mix.
Dressing: In food processor or bowl, combine garlic, vinegar and sugar;
mix well. While whisking or processing, gradually add oil and water; mix
well. Pour over salad and toss to mix. Add salt and pepper to taste.
 

I would have also thought that the sweet taste came from balsamic vinegar. Hmmmmm
 
ooooo margie that sounds good. I found out it was vinegarette dressing she used in it. I asked the daughter to ask her step monster what she used in it.

I am going to try to make margies recipe next!
 












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