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Crisp Vegetable Pasta Salad - Recipe

A pasta salad with Italian dressing and plenty of vegetables to give it a crisp texture and excellent flavor. This salad is easy to substitute seasonal or your favorite vegetables to make your own special salad.
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Crisp Vegetable Pasta Salad Recipe
Directions
  • Cook pasta, rinse, and drain; set aside.
  • Break cauliflower and broccoli into bite-sized pieces.
  • Dice the bell peppers and mix with the cauliflower and broccoli.
  • Cut the ham into cubes and toss with the vegetables.
  • Add the sliced onions, black olives, and green olives.
  • Toss with half of the bottle of dressing. Add in the pasta and stir. Add the remaining dressing a little at a time until coated as desired.
  • Refrigerate for a few hours before serving. Can make the night before. Keeps well.
 
 
Prep Time: 1.25 hours
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Container: Large bow.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
-16 ounces Garden Variety Rotini pasta
-2 cups cauliflower
-2 cups broccoli
-1 cup diced bell peppers, red, orange, yellow or combination of each
-1 cup cubed ham
- red onion slices, as desired
-1 can sliced black olives (small can)
-1 cup green olives, whole
-1 bottle Italian dressing (16 ounce bottle)