Pasta Salad Recipe

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.