Thursday, February 19, 2009

Summer Pasta Salad with citrus herb dressing

salad:
1 package American Beauty Italian Trio pasta-- cooked, drained & cooled

Mix with~

Carrots--matchstick
Red bell pepper--chopped
cauliflower
cherry tomatoes
broccoli
black olives
fresh basil--chopped
cucumbers--peeled & diced
baby spinach
feta cheese

Dressing: mix in quart jar

1 cup cider vinegar
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup orange juice (the good stuff)
1 1/2 TBSP onion salt
1 TBSP garlic salt
1 TBSP thyme
1/2 TBSP rosemary
1/2 TBSP basil
1/2 tsp. dill seed

shake until sugar is dissolved. add enough olive oil to fill quart jar.

Mix all salad ingredients except last 4. add last 4 right before serving, toss with dressing.
(i usually only add half the dressing, toss & then add more as needed.)

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