Erins Cold Pasta Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the rotini, and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and cool by running cold water over the pasta in a colander set in the sink.
• Combine cooked and cooled pasta with the cucumbers, onion, tomatoes, and olives in a large bowl. Pour the Italian dressing over the salad and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least two hours before serving.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and rinse with cold water.
• Add olives, artichoke hearts, sun dried tomatoes and feta cheese.
• Pour dressing over mixture, toss well and refrigerate.
• You may use more dressing after chilling for a bit, if needed.
• (cooking time is chilling time, and is better if chilled over night).

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to directions and drain.
• Marinate pasta overnight in oil, lemon juice, Accent, seasoned salt.
• Next day: Add pimentos, olives, green pepper, celery, mayo and chicken. Chill.

Steps:

• Bring large pot of well salted water to a rolling boil. Add pasta. Cook until al dente, according to package instructions.
• While pasta is cooking halve the tomatoes, thinly slice the celery and peel the carrots. After you have peeled the outer layer from the carrots continue peeling until you get to the thin center and can't peel anymore. Toss the tomatoes, celery and carrot shreds into a large bowl (big enough to mix all the ingredients with the pasta)
• Once pasta is cooked, drain well and run under ice cold water until pasta is fully cooled.
• Add pasta to tomato, celery and carrot and toss. Add mayo, vinegar and sugar. You may have to adjust these according to your preferences but these are the minimum amounts you will need. Salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate over night. You my need to add more mayo and vinegar after the macaroni has absorbed most of it while in the fridge, I've found that if I add too much of the dressing in the beginning it just gets soggy and adding it little by little as I'm serving it helps keep the integrity of the pasta.

Steps:

• boil water add salt to water if you desire (i also add a bit of oil) add pasta once boiling. cook till pasta is to your liking.
• While the pasta is cooking, Cut up your cucumber, tomatoes, pepper, parsley into bit sized pieces. Place them your dish to mix and serve.
• drain the pasta, and run them over cold water. Drain more.
• Check pasta to ensure it's cold add to bowl adding the Italian dressing mix and serve. (note always better the next day).

Steps:

• Boil and drain macaroni per instructions.
• Mix together the Miracle Whip, sugar and white vinegar in bowl.
• Cube cheese, cucumbers and cut up green onions into a large mixing bowl.
• When macaroni is done, rinse w/cold water and mix with cheese and cucumbers.
• Pour the mixture (sugar, white vinegar, Miracle Whip) over everything and let set in the fridge for a couple hours.
• Serve cold. Usually lasts a few days.
• If you add tomatoes in it, put in about 1hr before serving. The tomatoes tend to make this salad "runny".

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Mix.
• Chill in refrigerator.
• Serve when ready.

Steps:

• Crush ramen while still in package (be careful of it bursting - you may want to put the package into a ziploc bag first).
• Melt butter in a saute pan, and saute almonds, ramen, and flavor packet on medium heat until the ramen is golden brown.
• Combine sugar, oil, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and soy sauce in a container until the sugar is dissolved and the ingredients are well-combined.
• Do not assemble salad until ready to eat - it doesn't store well once combined.