Here are the Basic Ingredients:
1-Pasta
Shaped, colored, tubular, flavoured, lots to choose from. I like to buy a bag of mixed as it adds a nice colourful look to the dish.
2-Vegetables
Anything goes here, whatever your tastebuds desire. The popular ones being...
CeleryOnions-any kindOlivesCarrotsBroccoliTomatoes-small cherryCucumberPeppers-green, red, yellow, orange, jalepeno
3-Other
GarlicParmesan cheeseSalt Pepper, Spices Chicken Seafood
4-Dressing
You can add your favorite bottled dressing or make one from scratch. Here are 2 basic ones:
Creamy
1 cup mayonnaise2 tbsp. wine or cider vinegar1 clove crushed garlic1 tsp. basilsalt and pepper to taste
You can substitute yogurt for mayonnaise or mix mayo and yogurt together for your dressing base.
Lemon juice can be used in place of vinegar.
Oil/Vinegar
1/4 cup salad oil3 tbsp. vinegar-balsamic,wine, cider etc.1 clove crushed garlic1 tsp basil and/or oreganoSalt and Pepper to taste
Boil your pasta noodles for about 10 minutes or until cooked. Drain and rinse in cold water, and let cool.
While noddles are cooling, chop up any vegetables you are adding, and make dressing.
Once cool, add all other ingredients you have chosen from the above list, adding the dressing last.
Cool in the refrigerator for about 2 hours before serving.
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Potato Salad Recipe
Classic Potato Salad
Ingredients:
Potatoes6 hard boiled eggsmayonnaise
I added a few extra veggys:
Purple onionOrange peppersbroccolicelery Peel and boil enough potatoes to fill your salad bowl. Rinse cooked potatoes under cold water and let cool. When cooled, put the potatoes back in the pot and chop them into roughly even sized pieces. Peel and chop 4 of the hard boiled eggs and add them to the pot. Chop the vegetables and add a little at a time until you have an even mix Add mayo a little at a time while mixing it into the salad. When you have the right consistency, sample and add salt to taste. For this salad I added a touch of louisiana sauce to give it a little zip. When ready, transfer salad to your bowl, peel and slice the remaining 2 eggs and place on top of the salad. Garnish with a little paprika if desired and you are ready to eat.
There's lots of ways to tweak this salad, such as using any gourmet mustard you might have, or maybe you have some spicy sauces in your pantry. I find that the best potato salad recipes are made by experim
Ingredients:
Potatoes6 hard boiled eggsmayonnaise
I added a few extra veggys:
Purple onionOrange peppersbroccolicelery Peel and boil enough potatoes to fill your salad bowl. Rinse cooked potatoes under cold water and let cool. When cooled, put the potatoes back in the pot and chop them into roughly even sized pieces. Peel and chop 4 of the hard boiled eggs and add them to the pot. Chop the vegetables and add a little at a time until you have an even mix Add mayo a little at a time while mixing it into the salad. When you have the right consistency, sample and add salt to taste. For this salad I added a touch of louisiana sauce to give it a little zip. When ready, transfer salad to your bowl, peel and slice the remaining 2 eggs and place on top of the salad. Garnish with a little paprika if desired and you are ready to eat.
There's lots of ways to tweak this salad, such as using any gourmet mustard you might have, or maybe you have some spicy sauces in your pantry. I find that the best potato salad recipes are made by experim
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