Summer Veggie Pasta Salad Lawn Games

Summer Veggie Pasta Salad

A cool pasta salad is always the right answer for summer dinners when the temperature is too hot to be in the kitchen for hours. Serve it in a big bowl and let everyone enjoy it as a side dish in your next lawn party.

Ingredients

1 (16 oz) package elbow macaroni, cooked al dente
2 large carrots, diced
¹/₂ cup red onions, chopped
1 cup fresh or frozen peas (thawed)
2 medium tomatoes, diced
2 tbsp Mustard
1 tsp garlic powder (or to taste)
Salt & pepper, to taste
2 cups Marzetti® Slaw Dressing

Preparation

Rinse pasta with cold water and drain.
In a large bowl stir in 1 cup of dressing and combine all of the ingredients except the tomatoes, mix well.
Add the tomatoes and toss with remaining dressing.
Chill for at least 30 min. to blend flavors.
Stir before serving.

Mix it up

Add protein like grilled chicken, hard boiled eggs, steak or bacon.
Substitute or add more fresh summer vegetables like diced cucumbers, sweetcorn, peppers, the variations are endless!
Spice it up with your favorite herbs like cilantro, basil, or tarragon

Candied Walnuts

Eat

This candied walnuts recipe goes well as part of a salad but it also can work as part of a cheese board or snack that goes well with drinks.

Elote Traditional Grilled Mexican Street Corn Recipe

Elote — Mexican Street Corn

Corn, Eat

The Spanish translation for Elote is corn. When visiting Mexico City I love going historic center of Mexico City to get grilled sweet corn from the street vendors. It’s a fantastic appetizer or side for a summer BBQ.