Awesome Summer Pasta Salad
Submitted by Carol Sue Carnes, Illinois Electric Cooperative
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 16-ounce box mostaccioli bowtie or rotini pasta
- 1 small red onion chopped
- 1 medium cucumber chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 1 small red pepper diced
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped (or 3/4 teaspoon dried)
- 1 large tomato chopped
- 1/4 cup sliced black olives
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Drain and stir in onion, cucumber and red pepper.
- While pasta is cooking, prepare the salad dressing so it has time to cool before adding it to pasta.
- In a medium saucepan, cook sugar and vinegar over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Let cool completely.
- Then add oil, mustard, salt, garlic powder and parsley.
- Pour cooled salad dressing over the pasta mixture.
- Stir in tomatoes and olives. Chill overnight.
