Pasta Salad Recipe

Use this recipe for Pasta Salad as a cool main dish summer salad when it's too hot to cook. Make the Pasta salad in the morning before you leave for work or the night before. Cut the vegetables such as the brocolli, small to encourage your family to eat their vegetables. If your don't want to use Italian salad dressing, make the the salad dressing from Spaghetti Salad instead.

2 diced fresh tomatoes
3 diced green onions
1 can sliced black olives
½ cup sliced cucumber
½ cup shredded carrots
½ cup diced celery
½ cup diced green pepper
½ cup fresh broccoli florets
4 oz sliced pepperoni
1 cup shredded cheese
1 lb tri color pasta
½ cup Parmesan
16 oz Italian salad dressing

Cook pasta and in boiling salted water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water and leave to drain several minutes.

Cut the sliced pepperoni into thin strips.

Combine in a glass bowl the tomatoes, onion, olives, cucumber, carrots, celery, green pepper, broccoli pepperoni, cheeses with the pasta.

Pour the salad dressing over it a little at a time and stir gently to mix. Refrigerate covered for 6 hours or overnight.

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