Is a dirty martini your cocktail of choice? Then this pasta salad is going to become your favorite recipe! Onions and pepper give the creamy pasta a little bite and crunch. The dressing is a nice combination of flavors and gives the dish a different flavor than traditional recipes. In our opinion, the salty olives are the best part. Unusual and very tasty! This recipe was inspired by a dirty martini. I went searching for a mac salad recipe with green olives. Couldn't find one that sounded good. So I made one up myself.
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Recipe Cuisine: American Recipe Category: Pasta Salads Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients :
- 8 ounce(s) Ditalini pasta (1/2 of a 16 oz bag, or 1-1/2 cup raw)
- 1/2 cup(s) fine diced purple onion
- 3/4 cup(s) fine diced celery
- 8 - pimento stuffed queen olives, diced
- DRESSING
- 1 cup(s) mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup(s) sour cream
- 1 tablespoon(s) yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon(s) olive juice (from jar)
- 1/2 ounce(s) vodka (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1 teaspoon(s) pepper
- 1 teaspoon(s) celery seed
- 1 dash(es) cayenne pepper (optional)
Intructions :
- Prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain. Allow to cool as you prepare vegetables and dressing
- Toss pasta, onions, celery, and olives
- Prepare the dressing
- Gently fold into macaroni and vegetables. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
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Keyword : macaroni salad-American-Pasta Salads-Refrigerate/Freeze