Confetti Pasta Salad


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Everyone loves picnics…and bbqs…it’s summer after all.  And here is a fun pasta salad that easy to throw together without heating up the kitchen.  Simple ingredients…a colorful comfort food for the summer.

Confetti Pasta Salad

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 lb whole grain elbow or fusilli pasta, cooked al dente, drained
  • 1/2 pint grape tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 small can black olives, sliced, drained
  • 1 carrot, diced
  • 1/2 yellow pepper, diced
  • 1/2 green pepper, diced
  • 1/2 red pepper, diced
  • 1 small red onion, diced
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • splash of cider vinegar

Combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, salt, pepper and vinegar in a large mixing bowl.

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Stir to combine and add cooled pasta.

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Add all the veggies on top….

DSC02571Stir to coat…

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Refrigerate until serving time.  Very festive for a picnic or bbq!

 

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