Crisp Vegetable Pasta Salad Recipe

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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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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)

Container:Large bow.

Directions

PREP

1.25 hrs

COOK

10 mins

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.

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Reviewed By newcook

"I thought I would try this salad recipe out on my friends to see if they liked it. They can be kind of fussy but they loved it. I thought it was great and loved the green olives in it. It was so easy too with just using Italian dressing."