Creamy Pasta Salad
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- pan
- blender
Ingredients
Fo Salad
- 200 grams fusilli pasta
- ¼ cup yellow capsicum
- ¼ cup green capsicum
- 1 medum tomato chopped
- ¼ cup baby spanish
- ¼ cup purple cabbage sliced
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 nos spring onion chopped
For Dressing
- 3-4 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 3-4 tablespoon cheese
- ¼ teaspoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon chilly flakes
- 1 teaspoon parsley chopped
- salt as per taste
Instructions
Cook the pasta:
- Cook the pasta according to package directions.
- Drain and immediately rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process. Rinse until the pasta has cooled.
- Drain well and keep aside. The most important part of making a great pasta dish is cooking the pasta correctly. It should be perfectly aldente, and not mushy at all.
Make the dressing:
- Simply add the mayonnaise, grated cheese, oregano, chilly flakes, parsley, salt as per taste in a blender and pulse for few seconds.
- Alternately you can also use a bowl and a hand whisk. Whisk everything until smooth. Your creamy cheesy dressing is ready.
Toss everything:
- In a mixing bowl add the pasta and the veggies – green & yellow bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, baby spinach, purple cabbage and spring onions.
- Toss until everything is well combined.
- Pour the dressing to it and toss to combine. Taste the salt and add If needed.
- You can serve this salad immediately or let it chill for atleast 30 mins and serve.
Notes
- Use any variety pasta.
- The should be cooked aldente and not mushy.
- Use veggies of your choice. Few veggies like to mention are cabbages, broccoli, peas, lettuce, iceberg cabbage, cucumber, sweetcorn, jalapeno peppers etc.
- Sour cream or greek yogurt can also be used in creamy pasta salad instead of cheese.
- Use your choice of cheese.
- You can season the salad with pepper.