Pasta Salad

From: Hill Family

On Jul 8, 2009

I thought this was good but not super flavorful. I think it would be better if you let it sit overnight. I used spanish olives instead of black and added some of the juice from the container. I also used 3 different cheeses, mozzarella, cheddar and montery jack. I used corkscrew pasta which worked well because it caught some of the dressing. I didn't have sesame seeds or celery seed so left that out. I also added chopped up sliced salami.

From: Engrossed

On Jul 2, 2009

YUM! Fresh, Flavorful and Satisfying. I made this with all the extras (except red pepper flakes) and 4x the dressing. This was my first time using Ziti pasta it's like a big straight macaroni and I used a 1lb bag. I bought fresh basil and it didn't make it into my bag so I had to use dried darn it. My olives were kalamata, tomatoes cut up grape, subbed red onion for spring and string cheese cut up for mozzarella. The sesame seeds were an interesting addition. Thanks for a wonderful colorful summer recipe Andi! Made for the Holiday tag game.

From: Lainey6605

On Aug 22, 2008

This was wonderful! I did double the dressing ingredients like White Rose Child suggested. It was very tasty and full of wonderful ingredients! It is great for this time of year. Thanks for sharing.

From: White Rose Child

On Aug 9, 2008

First I want to say how PRETTY this is! I wish I could have contributed another photo, but our camera was out of battery power I omitted the olives and cheese, and had to use dried basil, though I know it would have been infinitely superior with the fresh stuff (what isn't? gotta start growing my own). I did find that it needed a LOT of extra dressing- like about three times as much. But it tasted so good after that, I can't complain! Perhaps best of all it really does only take 20 minutes to make! Thanks for posting Andi!