As the first official recipe of The Domesticated Feminist, I offer you a super simple pasta salad that's great for any gathering, or even a nice side for dinner. Remember that my recipes, or any recipes, are merely guidelines or suggestions. Do what you want to make it your own!
So here we go:
Step One: Slice up some cherry or grape tomatoes, dump a small can of (drained) and sliced black olives, italian seasoning, garlic powder and minced onions into a bowl. (I tend to use dried minced onions just because raw onions and I are enemies. Though, they do work nicely.) Give a splash of italian dressing ("Secret Family Recipe," as we call it here), mix it up and let it sit in the fridge while you boil the pasta.
Step Two: Boil up some pasta to a nice al dente. I tend to "scramble" the pasta, as it makes it more festive. For this batch, I used a tri-color rotini, wagon wheels and elbows.
Step Three: Drain the pasta, and hit it up with tons of cold water. This stops the pasta from still cooking, and prevents it from drying out while coming together.
Step Four: Grab your tomato/olive base and start mixing everything together. Use as much Secret Family Recipe as desired, but remember you might need to add more dressing later as it really comes together.
Step Five: Put it back in the fridge for at least another hour to let all the flavors come together. I ended up adding a little more garlic, onion and italian seasoning, along with more dressing. Right before serving, I sprinkled a little parmesan cheese on top, too.
Grab a fork and go to town!
Until next time,
The Domesticated Feminist
2 comments:
Sounds delicious! I will give it a try for the bbq I'm going to tonight.
OK, i made this to go with our dinner. Used Newman's light cesar dressing (bc thats what we had in the fridge). I'll let you know how it comes out! Thanks for sharing!
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