Zebra Farfalle Italian Pasta Salad

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Look at this amazing Zebra Farfalle Italian Pasta Salad! Farfalle is the name of the pasta shape, or as I always call it, bow tie pasta. Do you remember I took a pasta class and I learned how to make ravioli? This is one of the pasta bags I bought at their store. Guess how they get that black color into the pasta? It is squid ink! Yes you read that right. I didn’t notice any difference in taste then regular pasta but what a dramatic look it gives the pasta.

This recipe is just a basic recipe for Italian Pasta. I didn’t add a lot of veggies because I wanted to showcase the pasta. You can use any type of pasta shape, any of your favorite vegetables and your favorite Italian dressing. This is a perfect dish to take to a picnic since it is not mayonnaise based and wonderful for a family meal. Think of all the veggies that can be added like onion, green pepper, broccoli…….. the possibilities are endless. When I make this I use whatever veggies I have in the kitchen. Cherry tomatoes work great with this, however, all I had was a large whole tomato so I diced it up and used it. There is no right or wrong way with this pasta salad. It will taste great with whatever you add to it.

 

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Ingredients

You can also add green pepper,

onion, broccoli, salami, ham etc.

 

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Add your cooked, drained and

cold pasta to a large bowl.

 

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Add any of your favorite veggies,

cheese, pepperoni, olives etc.

 

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Pour your favorite Italian

Salad Dressing over the top.

Marinade, covered, in the

refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

 

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Toss gently and serve!

 

Zebra Farfalle Italian Pasta Salad

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Ingredients

  • 8-16 oz. pasta, any shape cooked, drained and cold
  • Italian Salad Dressing, (prepared) quantity to your liking
  • cheese, shredded or small cubes (your favorite)
  • pepperoni, salami or ham cut into bite size pieces
  • cherry tomatoes, cut in half
  • black & green olives, sliced
  • green peppers, diced
  • onions, diced
  • broccoli, cut small

(any veggies will work and all of the above are optional)

Directions

  1. Add the cold pasta to a large bowl.
  2. Add all the rest of the ingredients then toss gently.
  3. Let marinade at least a few hours, covered, in the refrigerator then serve.

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Categories: Cheese, Pasta, Salad/Dressings, Vegetables/Slaws/Salads

59 Comments »

  11. Pingback: Zebra Farfalle Italian Pasta Salad — In Dianes Kitchen | My Meals are on Wheels

  20. I like pasta salad – back in the day my mom would often use that “Suddenly Salad” and just add her own veggies and meat and hardboiled eggs to it … interesting about the black coloring.

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