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Rainbow garden Pasta Salad is one of my favorite salads ever! This amazing one-bowl meal gets its bright colors and flavors from multicolored, multi-flavored (spinach and tomato flavored) rotini or spiral pasta, black olives, orange carrots, green dill pickles, fresh dill, green peppers and red tomatoes along with radishes in a tangy homemade vinaigrette. Great recipe for Rainbow Garden Pasta Salad with Dill and Olives.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook rainbow garden pasta salad with dill and olives using 24 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Rainbow Garden Pasta Salad with Dill and Olives:
- Prepare 1 cup multicolored rotini or spiral pasta
- Make ready 3-4 red radishes/1 small white radish, peeled and sliced
- Prepare 1/2 cup julienned or cubed green pepper/capsicum
- Make ready 1/2 cup julienned or cubed yellow bell pepper
- Take 1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped
- Get 1/4 cup olives (black or green), sliced
- Make ready 1/4-1/2 cup dill pickles, sliced
- Get 1/2 cup sliced red onions
- Take 1/4 cup chopped dill leaves
- Prepare 1/4 cup grated carrots
- Get Additional salad toppings:
- Make ready as needed Crumbled blue cheese/feta cheese/paneer
- Get as needed Shredded or cubed cheese (cheddar)
- Prepare 2 tbsp Raisins
- Take 1 tbsp Walnuts
- Take 5-6 Dates etc
- Prepare For the Italian dressing or vinaigrette:
- Make ready 1/2 cup salad oil or olive oil
- Prepare 2 tablespoons vinegar (white or red wine)
- Take 3 tablespoons water
- Make ready 1 large garlic, grated
- Get 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (or Italian seasoning)
- Take to taste Salt and pepper
- Make ready to taste Red pepper flakes (optional)
Mix pasta together with the rest of the ingredients and toss with the dressing. While pasta is cooking, chop green pepper, celery and onion. Add chopped veggies to cooked and well-drained rotini, mix well. Easy Italian Pasta Salad takes just minutes to make and can be eaten right away or refrigerated.
Instructions to make Rainbow Garden Pasta Salad with Dill and Olives:
- To make the dressing - Place all the ingredients in a tight fitting jar and shake well. Taste the vinaigrette and adjust seasonings. Keep aside.
- To make the pasta salad - Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain thoroughly, rinse with cold water and keep aside. - In a large salad bowl, add other salad ingredients to the cooled pasta; drizzle half the dressing and mix well.
- Adjust the seasoning (salt and pepper) according to taste. - If needed add more dressing. - Toss well and chill until serving time.
- When ready to serve, toss again; add more dressing if needed along with other toppings like raisins, walnuts, spinach leaves, chopped dates, crumbled blue cheese or cheddar cheese, croutons etc. - Serve immediately. - Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
- Notes: - This salad can be prepared a day ahead and chilled in the refrigerator (develops more flavor) until serving time. - You can add a little of the pickle juice (from the jar of pickles) to the dressing or in the salad for additional flavor. - Have fun with other vegetables for different flavors, texture and crunch. - Squeeze some lemon or lime juice for added vitamins and tang. - Instead of dill, you can use cilantro or even mint leaves.
Tender rotini pasta, cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, black olives, and feta cheese covered in Italian dressing. Find an easy pasta salad recipe for your picnic or potluck. To make this delicious pasta salad a hit with your kids, omit olives and onions. Prepare using your favorite pasta shape and substituting cubed KRAFT Cheddar Cheese for the feta cheese. This versatile easy-to-make side-dish salad can help you eat right.
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