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Simple Pasta Salad and Dressing

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Simple Pasta Salad and Dressing recipe idea. An easy cold salad side dish to put together for braai or meals with a vinaigrette dressing.

  • Author: FillMyRecipeBook
  • Prep Time: 15 min
  • Cook Time: 10 min
  • Total Time: 25 min
  • Yield: 8 servings
  • Category: side dish, salad
  • Method: Stove top No Bake

Ingredients

  1. 500 g of Bowtie pasta (or any other )
  2. 1 Cup Cherry tomatoes sliced.
  3. 1 Cup of Feta or cheddar cheese cubed
  4. 1 Cup of chopped cubed ham
  5. 1/2 Cup of Peas (tin or freshly cooked)
  6. 1/2 Cup finely diced red onion (or white)
  7. 1/2 Cup of red and green diced bell peppers
  8. Some black or green olives.
  9. Parsley or basil chopped.

Dressing

  1. 1 Cup of mayonnaise
  2. 1/2 Cup of sweet and sour sauce or relish
  3. 2 Tablespoons of sugar
  4. 1 Tablespoon of yellow mustard sauce
  5. 1 Tablespoon of cider vinegar
  6. salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Bowl the pasta in pot as per directions on packages.
  2. While that is getting prepared, chop and get all the other ingredients for the salad. Such as the Ham and Cheese or Feta, Peas and onions chopped finely. The yellow and green bell peppers chopped finely. Parsley or basil chopped for the top and some in the pasta.
  3. Combine the dressing ingredients in a bowl and mix until all is smooth and combined.
  4. Toss the chopped ingredients with the drained pasta while warm. The pasta will absorb the mayo dressing mix.
  5. Place the bowl of mixed tossed pasta and ingredients with sauce in fridge for at least an hour and serve.

Notes

Any ingredients may be added. Use what you have available in the kitchen. Left overs are great for this salad.

Add some avocado or chicken or even tuna.

Find it online: https://www.fillmyrecipebook.com/simple-pasta-salad-dressing/