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The BEST Pasta Salad Recipe Ever!

July 3, 2014 10 Comments

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The Best Pasta Salad Recipe!

Soon our garden will be bursting with fresh tomatoes and peppers, so along with the other veggies that I can snag at the farmer's market and the real foodie dressing ingredients, this makes the BEST pasta salad recipe because all the flavors blend so perfectly together.   It's also a super easy salad to throw together for your summer cook-outs — it'll be a hit!

The original recipe called for “Accent”.  I had no idea what it was until I read the ingredient label on the bottle at the store, there's only ONE ingredient: MSG!!!  Obviously, I dropped the bottle in the aisle and ran.  It was still just as delicious without it.

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The Best Pasta Salad Recipe

Servings: 1 big bowl full
Author: Mary Jane via Kelly the Kitchen Kop

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup raw apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce or tamari
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup palm or coconut sugar this is cut back from original recipe which called for 3/4 cup
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh herbs: fresh or dried parsley and/or cilantro
  • 1/4-1/2 teaspoon pepper more if desired
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1-2 teaspoons garlic powder I like a lot
  • 1 pound pasta cooked -- I use mostly einkorn pasta now for the fam, and I make mine without pasta, it's still so good!
  • 1-2 chopped peppers I like using all different colors. it makes it tasty and pretty!
  • 1/2 chopped sweet onion or handful chopped green onion
  • 1-2 tomatoes diced
  • 1 cup cheddar or Parmesan cheese shredded
  • More options, as much as you'd like: cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, celery, see below for more ideas chopped
  • 1-2 cups cooked chicken, optional

Instructions

  • Mix together vinegar, oils, soy sauce, sugar, herbs, pepper, garlic powder and salt and chill while you boil the pasta and do the chopping of all your veggies.  Once the pasta is done, drain and allow to cool a bit.  Then in a large bowl, or the pot you just boiled the pasta in, add your pasta and the dressing you've had in the fridge, your chopped veggies and cheese and toss well to make sure all the pasta and veggies get coated with dressing.  Serve cold.  (This makes a delicious main dish meal if you add some leftover cooked chicken to it).

Notes

More possible additions to the above that I've found or tried recently:
  • To make this lower in carbs, just make a veggie salad without the pasta, it's delicious!
  • 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger for more of an Asian taste
  • Sliced black olives
  • Hard-boiled eggs, chopped
  • Soft mozzarella cheese
  • Pieces of salami or summer sausage (go here if you don't have a local source for safe meat options)
  • For a more traditional macaroni salad, use mustard, mayo, lemon juice, and salt & pepper
  • Be creative!
Do you know of good variations to this recipe?  If so, please share in the comments!

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  1. Melinda D. Wood via Facebook says

    July 3, 2014 at 1:46 PM

    I pinned it on Pinterest. It sounds yummy! 🙂

    Reply
  2. Kelly the Kitchen Kop says

    April 29, 2008 at 9:58 AM

    Great, thanks for checking!

    Reply
  3. HelloKitty says

    April 29, 2008 at 9:05 AM

    Yes it is made with non- GMO corn. I found this info on their site just to be sure. Hope this helps!

    The corn, from which the Molino di Ferro cornmeal derives,
    undergoes strict controls and checks at the origin by authorised
    bodies that certify its quality. In particular, the certificates
    issued regard the total absence of GMO (genetically modified
    organisms) and mould.

    Reply
  4. Kelly the Kitchen Kop says

    April 28, 2008 at 5:05 AM

    Thanks for the tip and link on the corn pasta – do you happen to know if it is made with non-GMO corn? I looked at the link and couldn’t find it – maybe it’s on the package?

    Kelly

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  5. HelloKitty says

    April 28, 2008 at 3:28 AM

    I actually found pasta made of corn. It’s healthy and tasta great. I can’t find it in the store so i buy online. It’s great if you have high cholesterol or diabetic. This is where i found it. Enjoy!

    https://www.olivenation.com/cat-37/Italian-Gluten-Free-Corn-Pasta

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  6. Michigan Mom2three says

    April 25, 2008 at 8:54 AM

    I’m not a big fan of your run of the mill canned black olive either, but the greek olives at the olive bar are wonderful! They have a much richer flavor. Canned black olives just taste “salty” to me now. No real flavor, just “salty”, whereas the greek olives each have a distinctive flavor, and taste rich to me. When I buy kalamata olives, I have to HIDE them from my children! 🙂

    I have tried the sprouted spaghetti with very good results (it has a bit of a different texture, but still VERY good imo), and it has a much nuttier flavor. It’s lighter than regular ww pasta, but has that nutty flavor. Wheras the brown rice pasta has the smoother texture (similar to semolina) but not as much of a nutty flavor. I’m anxous to try the penne. It’s on my list the next time I go to Harvest.

    Shauna

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  7. Kelly the Kitchen Kop says

    April 25, 2008 at 4:28 AM

    Shauna,
    Great ideas for healthier alternatives to pasta!

    I didn’t include olives, probably because I don’t like them!

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  8. Michigan Mom2three says

    April 25, 2008 at 4:14 AM

    This looks very similar to my pasta salad recipe, although I have used brown rice pasta in the past, and this year I want to try the Ezekial sprouted penne that I’ve seen in the stores. The only ingredient that I add that I don’t see mentioned here are chopped greek olives from Horrock’s olive bar! We prefer a mix of several kinds, or simply kalamata olives. This really adds a wonderful flavor to the pasta salad.

    I have also diced up cheese or summer sausage (I get it from the Meerman’s) to make it a more hearty salad with a little protein.

    Shauna

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