Easy Pasta Salad

Name: Easy Pasta Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked pasta (fussili/rigatoni is nice); 2 tomatoes, diced; 2 green onions, sliced thin-diced (any onion is good-I usually add about 1/4 cup or more); 1 medium green pepper, diced; 1/2 red pepper (optional); 1 medium cucumber, diced; 1 cup celery, diced (optional); 2/3 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup oil (light is best-use your favourite oil); 1/3 cup ketchup; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 1 teaspoon seasoning salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon paprika

Submitted by Sonya Argue

"Recipe is very easy and great to make for a large crowd or to bring to the cottage or a BBQ. It takes less than 30 minutes to make. It is very healthy and colourful and everyone loves it! This recipe came from my mother-inlaw. All my friend have asked for the recipe and all find it very tasty and easy to make."

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Ready In:: 28mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 6

ingredients

2 cups cooked pasta (fussili/rigatoni is nice)
2 tomatoes, diced
2 green onions, sliced thin-diced (any onion is good-I usually add about 1/4 cup or more)
1 medium green pepper, diced
¹⁄₂ red pepper (optional)
1 medium cucumber, diced
1 cup celery, diced (optional)
DRESSING
²⁄₃ cup white sugar
¹⁄₂ cup oil (light is best-use your favourite oil)
¹⁄₃ cup ketchup
¹⁄₄ cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon paprika

directions

mix the cooked pasta (once it has cooled) with the diced vegetable.
in a seperate bowl (a large measuring cup works well) combine the ingredients for the dressing.
stir until the sugar is dissolved and it is mixed well, a whisk works well.
pour over the pasta and mix well.
put in the fridge a few hours.
t's even more tastier the next day.
This salad is great for BBQ's and to bring to a cottage.
ENJOY!
Note: the optional vegetables add flavour and taste, they are great for colour also.

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Reviews

This salad is very delicious and easy to make. My family enjoyed eating the salad and asked me to make more the next time so we would have leftovers. I hope this chef will submit more recipes.

Nancy MacLeod
This was really good, though I would take out the ketchup and cut down on the sugar.

LikeItLoveIt
WOW..easy to make, not big on ketchup so i halfed it with mayo and added some red wine garlic vinegar to the mix...didn't have the peppers, so i added some jalapenos and carrots...still really good....will make again.

Minnieux
i thought this was delicious. Every one in the house (even the picky ones) ate every last bit. Thanks for the great recipe!

sheri77
Very good pasta salad as directed. For a bit more tang when I make it today I will decrease the sugar and oil a bit and increase the vinegar. Thank-you for posting this easy recipe.

Kate57

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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Sonya Argue

Mallorytown, Ontario

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I live on the Thousand Island Parkway, not far from Brockville and near the USA borders. We live along the St. Lawrence seaway. We have many visitors, there are several deer that frequent our backyard and many wild turkeys. Recently there were ten deer last and a wild turkey, hanging around in the backyard. It was very beautiful to sit and watch them. I work for the government as a social worker. I love to garden and especially perenials! I do find it hard to keep the animals away.

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