Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, mike's springtime pasta salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Great recipe for Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad. Our neighborhood held our annual, "Picinic In February," this weekend. I was charged with making a chilled pasta salad that represented springtime.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have mike's springtime pasta salad using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad:
- Take Pasta Salad
- Get 2 16 oz Bottles Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing [or your choice - well shaken]
- Prepare 1 box 12 oz Multi Colored Pasta [+ water + oil + salt]
- Take 1 box 2.25 lb Vegetable Melody [your choice - see photo]
- Make ready 2 box 4 oz Feta Cheese
- Prepare 1 cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- Prepare 1 can Black Olives [drained-halved]
- Get 1 can Artichokes [in water-drained-chopped]
- Get 2 large Tomatoes [chopped]
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Each: Granulated Garlic - Fresh Ground Black Pepper - Sea Salt - Red Pepper Flakes
- Prepare Options:
- Get Purple Onions
- Take Green Onions
- Prepare White Onions
- Prepare Celery [with leaves]
- Make ready Sun Dried Tomatoes
- Make ready Fresh Parsley
- Prepare Fresh Basil
This post may contain affiliate links which I earn a small portion in sales. Reviewed By kstrom "I doubled the dressing on this salad as well. I had great responses from the party I took it to." Do you have a hankering this time of year for some delicious pasta salad recipes? There will be no guesswork on what you'll be wanting to make this season to just enjoy at home, take to a gathering or just indulge in at your convenience.
Steps to make Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad:
- Primary items needed.
- Boil 6" pasta water. Add a splash of oil and 1 tablespoon salt. Add pasta. Bring water back to a boil and boil pasta for 10 minutes with a tight fitting lid. Or, as per manufactures directions.
- Drain pasta well and immediately place it in a large bowl. Add 1 bottle of Zesty Italian Dressing, [use your preference] mix and place a tight fitting lid on it. This step will ensure the Italian oils and seasonings seep deep into your pasta.
- ° Put your vegetables and cheeses in another large bowl making sure everything is bite size. ° Look around in your pantry or fridges crisper for any additional vegetables you may want to use in your salad. I found purple, white and green onions, celery, sun dried tomatoes, fresh basil and parsley and employed them all.
- After your pasta has fully steamed and cooled - add your vegetable and cheese mixture and gently fold in to your wet pasta bowl. Add your additional bottle of Zesty Italian - as needed. I usually use about 1 1/2 bottles total.
- Chill in the fridge for a few hours for best results. This dish is even better the following day.
- Enjoy!
For the pasta: Toss the pasta with the asparagus, peas, roasted peppers, tomatoes, shallots and dill. Pour the dressing over the salad, tossing to coat. Let the salad hang out for a bit to soak up. Usually pasta salads are a bit bland, but this recipe has great texture, great crunch and wonderful flavor. The bit of heat from the peppers, along with the crunchiness of the other veggies makes it super delicious.
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