Anything-Goes Pasta Salad Recipe

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Summary

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A pasta salad can feature fruits, vegetables or both for a wonderful hot-weather entree. Satisfy your craving for crunch by adding sliced water chestnuts. Plan on making it several hours ahead of time since it is best served chilled; this allows the flavors of herbs and dressings to mingle.

Ingredients

  package1
 Pasta, uncooked
 Lemon juice1/4 Cup (16 tbs)
 Dried basil1 Teaspoon
 Mandarin oranges2 Can (10oz), drained
 Sugarsnap peas1 Cup (16 tbs)
 Water chestnuts1 Can (10oz), sliced

Directions

Prepare pasta as directed and drain. Put pasta in a large bowl and stir in the lemon juice, basil, mandarin oranges, peas, water chestnuts, and optional crabmeat or tuna. Stir in your choice of olive oil or mayonnaise, and chill mixture for at least one hour.

Recipe excerpted from the book The Braces Cookbook 2 by Pamela Waterman. To purchase this book, please visit: Bracescookbook.Com

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By on 04 Apr 2011
Pamela_Waterman

 

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