1/31/2010

Garden Pasta Salad


This pasta salad is so good you will want to eat it all day. Very healthy, it contains great garden veggies, and a great Italian taste of Italian dressing, balsamic vinager, and lemon juice.

Garden Pasta Salad

1 box of Tri-colored Rotini 12 oz
1 cucumber
1-2 tomatoes
1 can olives sliced
1 avocado
1/2-2/3 c. Italian dressing (to taste)
1/4 tsp. balsamic vinager
1/4 tsp. red wine vinager
2 T. lemon juice
1/4 c. red onion (optional)

Toppings
Avocado
bacon bits
Parmesan cheese

Cook pasta to al dente. Drain and set aside. Peel cucumber, slice, and soak in balsamic vinager, red wine vinager and 1 T. of lemon juice for about 10 min. Drain vinager from cucumbers. Combine with pasta the cucumber, olives, tomatoes. Add the Italian dressing and 1 T. lemon juice. Mix well. Let chill in fridge for a couple of hours before serving. Top with above toppings.

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