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summer pasta salad - easy side dishes

Summer Pasta Salad


Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 16 oz box of spiral pasta, boiled
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 medium cucumber, sliced
  • 1 1/2 cup white vinegar
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp accent
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp yellow mustard
  • 1 jar pimento
  • 1 dash parsley flakes

Instructions

  1. Prepare spiral pasta to al dente.

  2. Combine white vinegar & sugar in medium pot on stove.  Heat - don't boil! - until sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally.

  3. Once dissolved, take off heat & add salt, accent, pepper, garlic powder, yellow mustard, pimento and parsley flakes.  Stir together.

  4. Add in the chopped onion and sliced cucumber.  Let it marinate for 10 minutes. 

  5. Pour it over pasta and stir until pasta is coated.  

  6. Place in the fridge to cool & allow to sit for at least an hour or more until serving.

Recipe Notes

This recipe is best made the day before so ingredients can combine.