Mammaws Pasta Salad

My all time favorite comfort food. When I was 2.5 years old I would walk my little self down the stairs to my mammaws little house out back and knock. “Mammaw I’m a hungry baby, I need some pasta salad!” She always had a bowl ready for me. This reminds me of visits to Daytona Beach with her. DO NOT disgrace this recipe and try to add or take away your own ingredients. THIS is how my southern grandma made the perfect pasta salad. Love you Mammaw ❤️

Claire Elliott @clairemireles89

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Ingredients

30 minutes

12-15 people

3 clovesgarlic
2 tbsolive oil
1 boxtri colored rotini noodles
1 cucumber
1 large tomatoe
1 yellow onion
1 can garbanzo beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can medium black olives (sliced in half)
1/2 jar green olives (sliced in half)
6thick slices Genoa salami from deli (cubed)
1 blocksharp cheddar cheese (cubed)
1/2 cup Apple cider vinegar
1/4 cupItalian dressing
Salt
Pepper
Italian seasoning
A fewdrizzles of Texas Pete hot sauce

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Boil a large pot of water and cook entire box of noodles
2

Chop garlic and mash finely mixed with coarse sea salt to bring out flavor. Drizzle olive oil on a paper towel and press garlic/olive oil all around the bowl
3

Chop all ingredients and add to bowl
4

The flavor should have a “salt and vinegar “ taste so be liberal with AC vinegar and salt
5

Serve immediately or chill covered 3-4 hours then mix and add a little more vinegar/salt before serving