Italian Pasta Salad
I made this Italian Pasta Salad in remembrance of my late Aunt Lynda. For my birthday, in 2019, she paid for my cousin and me to attend a class with her to learn how to make Homemade Cheese Ravioli. The class was at a store in which I also purchased some items, one of them being this Italian Pasta. I have looked at this dry pasta in my cupboard for over two years as it always made me smile and think of my Aunt Lynda. I finally decided to cook the pasta and make this delicious pasta salad.
This is the pasta I purchased at the cooking class.
I love all the colors but I wish the colors
didn’t fade when you boil them.
In a large pot boil any type of pasta you want,
cooking according to the package directions.
While the pasta cooks cut your
other ingredients into small pieces.
Drain the pasta and put it into a bowl,
cover and refrigerate until cool.
In a large bowl combine the pasta and other ingredients.
Pour Italian salad dressing over the pasta and gently
toss until all of the ingredients are coated
with the salad dressing then serve cold.
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Categories: Cheese, Pasta, Pork/Ham, Salad/Dressings, Vegetables/Slaws/Salads
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Lovely antipasto salad and story about your Aunt Lynda.
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Thank you Bernadette she is missed.
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yum, and glad you finally made it –
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Me too Beth, I was surprised it was still good to use. Lol
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This looks so tasty and tasty to prepare. Its always nice when you can make a lovely meal and it reminds you fondly of someone as well.
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What a nice thing to say Paul, thank you!
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That pasta looks so beautiful in the package! You’re right that it’s too bad you lost some of the colour during the cooking process but it still looks very tasty to me!
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I have never had that shape before and it is my new favorite shape! Thanks Ab!
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A lovely and flavorful antipasto salad!
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Thank you Dorothy!
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Being Italian myself and coming from a family that made pasta for a living, this recipe is a winner. So much you can do with macaroni. And best of all, it’s all good!
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A nice comment from an expert!!! Thank you 💕
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I can imagine that pasta working well in a salad
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I think the pasta shape is my new favorite, it was delicious! Thanks Sheree ❤️
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Pleasure Diane
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I’m assuming those orange squares are cheese. Is that correct?
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Yes and you can add any type of block cheese cut into bite size pieces.
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I think I remember when you did this Diane. I am sorry to hear about your Aunt Lynda’s passing – how nice to do a food tribute to her though,
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Thank you Linda. I hated to use it but she would have wanted me too. She was the most kind and generous person.
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Yum, like always.
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Thanks Barb! There are so many different ways to make this salad and every way is delicious!
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Ah, such a wonderful memory of your aunt 💌. I like the colourful pasta – not sure whether I will find something like this in our stores (maybe at one of the speciality pasta deli’s). It’s almost summer here and I can’t wait to prepare lots of wonderful salads!!
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Thank you she was such a special lady. When we left the pasta class she hugged me and I had to hold her up. I told my cousin something was wrong, she had a stroke. I know you will enjoy each and every salad!
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Thank you so much!
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I am an Indian and love pasta like anything. Thanks for sharing it. So mouth watering dish.
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You are so welcome I hope you get a chance to try this.
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