Pasta Salad Blue Cheese W Italian Dressing Recipes

PASTA SALAD WITH HOMEMADE DRESSING

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add rotini pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente. Drain, and rinse with cold water.
• In a large bowl, mix the cooled pasta, pepperoni, provolone cheese, red onion, cucumber, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, olives, parsley, and Parmesan cheese.
• In a jar with a lid, mix the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, basil, oregano, ground mustard, salt, and pepper. Seal jar, and shake well.
• Pour the dressing mixture over the pasta salad, and toss to coat. Cover, and chill 8 hours in the refrigerator

ITALIAN DRESSING

Steps:

• Place ingredients in a jar and shake well until combined.
• Adjust sugar, salt and pepper to taste. For less tang, add more olive oil, for more tang, add more vinegar.
• Keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
• For the Single Batch, this makes just over 1/4 cup and is enough to dress 3 handfuls of leafy greens.

ITALIAN DRESSING PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Rinse with cold water; drain well. In two large bowls, combine the California vegetables, tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, onion, cheeses and pasta. , In a small bowl, combine the salad dressing, parsley, basil, Italian seasoning, seasoned salt and pepper. Pour over pasta mixture; toss to coat. Stir in olives. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. , Toss before serving. Serve with Romano cheese if desired.

PEPPERONI PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the pasta, cheese, cucumber, tomato, onions and pepperoni. Add salad dressing and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

PASTA SALAD BLUE CHEESE W/ ITALIAN DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. Cook Pasta until al Dente'. Drain and Rinse pasta with cool water..as cool as it can be for people in the south. Ha Ha
• 2. Add Pasta, Tomatoes, Olives, Celery, Crumbled Blue cheese. Toss .
• 3. In a small glass pitcher, whisk dressing ingredients until it's incorporated good. Pour dressing over pasta. Toss to coat. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Serve and Enjoy!

ITALIAN TORTELLINI PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the tortellini to al dente according to package instructions. Strain and place until cool, running water until no longer steaming. Drain well and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Pour 1/4 cup of dressing over the pasta, season with salt and pepper, toss to coat, and set aside.
• Add the remaining ingredients, drizzle with an additional 1/2 cup of Italian dressing, and toss to combine.
• Serve right away or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

BLUE CHEESE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to directions. Immediately rinse with cold water and drain well.
• Add cheese, walnuts, celery, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Gently toss with 2 forks until the ingredients are well mixed. Refrigerate until serving.
• You may need to add a little more mayonnaise if the salad seems dry.
• Sprinkle with the parsley and serve slightly chilled.
• Note; This pasta salad is best when made the day before it is to be served or at least several hours in advance, so that they flavor of the blue cheese has a chance to develop.
• Keep in the refrigerator.