Creamy Italian Pasta Salad Recipe
This creamy italian pasta salad is a soothing and delightful side for meals. Made with cherry tomatoes and green pepper along with ripe plives, the pasta salad is tossed with mayonnaise. Flavored with fresh basil and a hint of garlic, this beautiful pasta salad is as easy to make as it is enjoyable.
Ingredients
| 1 cup Real or Light Mayonnaise or Low Fat Cholesterol Free Mayonnaise Dressing | ||
| Red wine vinegar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), minced | |
| Chopped basil | 1 Tablespoon, dried | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Ground black pepper | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| 1 1/2 cups twist or spiral pasta, cooked,rinsed with cold water and drained | ||
| Cherry tomatoes | 1 Cup (16 tbs), quartered | |
| Green pepper | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), coarsely chopped | |
| Ripe olives | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), slivered | |
Directions
In large bowl combine mayonnaise, vinegar, garlic, basil, salt and pepper.
Stir in pasta, cherry tomatoes, green pepper and olives.
Cover; chill.
Stir in pasta, cherry tomatoes, green pepper and olives.
Cover; chill.
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