Garden pasta salad

Name: Garden pasta salad
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 medium cucumber; 1 medium yellow summer squash; 1 medium zucchini; 1 medium sweet red pepper; 1 medium green pepper; 4 cup fresh broccoli florets; 3 cup fresh cauliflowerets; 1 small red onion finely copped; 2 packages Italian salad dressing mix; 4 1/2 cup uncooked bow tow pasta or your choice of noodles.... I tried wheat noodles this time :-); 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup red wine vinegar; 3/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 1 cup *optional**cranraisons, or cranberry or raisons; 3/4 cup **optional ** sliced fresh mushrooms; 3/4 cup **optional**diced tomatoes; 1/2 cup **optional ** sliced or diced depending on taste and size celery

sweet p @cook_3882622

Easy to make, light and yummy tasting , lots of options of things to add and change a but to personalize it ! :excited

sweet p @cook_3882622

Easy to make, light and yummy tasting , lots of options of things to add and change a but to personalize it ! :excited

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Ingredients

1 mediumcucumber
1 mediumyellow summer squash
1 mediumzucchini
1 mediumsweet red pepper
1 mediumgreen pepper
4 cupfresh broccoli florets
3 cupfresh cauliflowerets
1 smallred onion finely copped
2 packagesItalian salad dressing mix
4 1/2 cupuncooked bow tow pasta or your choice of noodles.... I tried wheat noodles this time :-)
1/4 cupolive oil
1/4 cupred wine vinegar
3/4 tspsalt
1/2 tsppepper
1 cup*optional**cranraisons, or cranberry or raisons
3/4 cup**optional ** sliced fresh mushrooms
3/4 cup**optional**diced tomatoes
1/2 cup**optional ** sliced or diced depending on taste and size celery

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Steps

1

wash the first 5 ingredients, but do not dry: chop and transfer to a large Bowl. add the remaining vegetables ( not tomatoes or mushrooms yet, they should be added just before serving). sprinkle with dry dressing mix; toss to coat. refrigerate , covered , 4~6 he's or overnight.
2

cook pasta according to package. drain. rinse with cold water. add to the vegetable mixture. in a small bowl , whisk together the remaining ingredients. add to the salad : toss to cost.
3

if desired , add the optional ingredients, toss again. serve and enjoy !
4

prep time : about 30 minutes, plus chilling time, plus pasta cooking time ( about 10~ 15 minutes )
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makes about 24 1 cup servings