Easiest Way to Make Yummy Rainbow Pasta Salad

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Rainbow Pasta Salad. This refreshing, colorful salad is my mother's recipe. It features an uncommon but tempting mixture of vegetables. Mother always cooks with wonderful flair, and everything she makes is delicious as well as lovely on the table. -Barbara Carlucci, Orange Park, Florida Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

Rainbow Pasta Salad Mix pasta together with the rest of the ingredients and toss with the dressing. This Rainbow Pasta Salad is not only a colorful side dish but a tangy accompaniment to sandwiches, burgers or chicken. See the picture below for an example. You can have Rainbow Pasta Salad using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Rainbow Pasta Salad

  1. It's of Salad.
  2. You need 1 box of bow tie pasta.
  3. You need 1/2 cup of spinach, chopped.
  4. Prepare 1/2 of red onion, chopped.
  5. You need 1/4 cup of feta cheese.
  6. Prepare 1 cup of cherry tomatoes, quartered.
  7. You need 1 cup of garbanzo beans.
  8. Prepare 1/2 cup of black olives, sliced.
  9. Prepare 5 clove of garlic, chopped.
  10. You need of Dressing.
  11. You need 2/3 cup of olive oil.
  12. Prepare 2/3 cup of red wine vinegar.
  13. It's 1 tsp of onion powder.
  14. Prepare 1 tsp of garlic powder.
  15. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
  16. Prepare 1/2 tsp of pepper.
  17. You need 3 tsp of fresh chopped basil.

Including a fun food pick or other novel is another great way to get kids excited about eating new foods. Subs and Tips for making Rainbow Pasta Salad. Use any kind of pasta you like. Cook pasta according to package directions.

Rainbow Pasta Salad instructions

  1. Boil water for pasta (add salt to water) then add pasta after it reaches a hard boil..
  2. While waiting for water/pasta to boil, begin chopping garlic, onion, spinach, and basil. Also, cut the tomatoes..
  3. When pasta is finished, drain and rinse..
  4. Add all salad ingredients to a large bowl, then make dressing if you haven't already..
  5. Once dressing is complete, add to salad ingredients, then mix..
  6. Enjoy!.

Rinse in cold water and drain; place in a large bowl. Add carrots, onion, green pepper and celery seed. In another bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour over pasta mixture and toss to coat. Cook the pasta according to package directions.