Colorful Spiral Pasta Salad
Ingredients:
1 package (12 ounces) tricolor spiral pasta
4 cups fresh broccoli florets
1 pint grape tomatoes
1 can (6 ounces) pitted ripe olives, drained
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1-1/2 cups Italian salad dressing
Directions:
In a Dutch oven, cook pasta according to package directions, adding the broccoli during the last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain and rinse in cold water.
Transfer to a large bowl. Add the tomatoes, olives, salt, and pepper. Drizzle with salad dressing; toss to coat. Chill until serving.
Note: I used about half of the salad dressing when I made the salad initially. Before I served the salad the next day, I added more dressing and tossed again.
Note: I sliced the black olives and cut the tomatoes in half (I used cherry tomatoes).
This salad can be modified to suit personal taste by adding other ingredients, such as shredded Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese balls, rounds of zucchini, pepperoni slices, or chicken.
Enjoy!
This recipe and photograph are courtesy of Taste of Home.
