easy italian pasta salad.

this is something you can throw together in a matter of 15 minutes and take to a party. super simple and delicious!

 

 

ingredients:

• 2 cans black olives
• 1 large cucumber, peeled & diced
• about 20 grape tomatoes, cut in half
• 2 zucchini, sliced into half moons
• 1 large yellow squash, sliced into halfl moons
• 2 large carrots, peeled and sliced into rounds
• 24 ounces of pasta (i used tricolor)
• 1 bottle of your favorite italian dressing (creamy style is best!)
• 1-2 cups grated parmesan cheese

directions:

first i combined black olives, grape tomatoes and diced cucumber.

next i blanched some carrots, zucchini and yellow squash.

meanwhile, i had some tricolor pasta boiling.  i drained the pasta and cooled it off with some cold water.

 

then i mixed it all together with some italian dressing that was bottled locally at granato’s, a delicious deli here in town.

 

and last, but certainly not least.. i added copious amounts of parmigiano-reggiano cheese!

 

marshall ended up eating a few bowlfuls of this before we even left to the party! it was definitely a winner of a pasta salad.

 

enjoy!