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Anonymous wrote:I love barefoot contessa's roasted veg and orzo salad. I made it with quinoa this week and it is very, very good.

Haven't tried this one, but the roasted shrimp and orzo salad, by Barefoot Contessa, was really good. I've heard the roasted vegetable one is excellent.

+1 The roasted shrimp and orzo is a staple in our house in the summer. Delish!

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Anonymous wrote:oh boy. How long until mean anti-pasta salad lady creeps up?

Haha I am the OP. I wasnt aware there was a mean anti pasta salad lady. That is hilarious!

Go search the archives; it's totally worth it to read her opinions about how anyone who enjoys pasta is worthless trash. I want to say there's something that really gets her goat about cold pasta, and how that's completely contrary to how pasta is intended to be eaten, but I can't remember. I would love to serve her some of the sweet pasta salads I ate as a Midwestern child, just to see her squirm. They involve Cool Whip, IIRC, which I'm sure she finds a food akin to beating your child with a broom.

Oh my god, I tried one of these recently. It was bizarre. Little tiny pasta with cool whip and and pineapple and mini marshmallows. I think it was called Frog Eyes or something? The kids ate it up but I was totally grossed out (and I'm not the crazy pasta salad lady).

I made Pioneer Woman's Spicy Pasta Salad that has chipotle adobo in the dressing and cubes of smoked gouda. I prefer non-mayo pasta salads, but this one was a big hit!

Ha! That's exactly the sweet salad I'm talking about! We called it Acini de Pepe (which I believe is the name of the pasta). It's so good in the way that those of us who grew up with some processed foods enjoy. Logically I know Cool Whip is sweeteners, oils, and stabilizers - I still like it. Although I don't know the last time I actually bought it

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So you can take your quinoa cleanse and suck it through a hollow cheeto straw.

hilarious!!!

FOOD FIGHT!!!!!!

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Anonymous wrote:oh boy. How long until mean anti-pasta salad lady creeps up?

Haha I am the OP. I wasnt aware there was a mean anti pasta salad lady. That is hilarious!

Go search the archives; it's totally worth it to read her opinions about how anyone who enjoys pasta is worthless trash. I want to say there's something that really gets her goat about cold pasta, and how that's completely contrary to how pasta is intended to be eaten, but I can't remember. I would love to serve her some of the sweet pasta salads I ate as a Midwestern child, just to see her squirm. They involve Cool Whip, IIRC, which I'm sure she finds a food akin to beating your child with a broom.

Oh my god, I tried one of these recently. It was bizarre. Little tiny pasta with cool whip and and pineapple and mini marshmallows. I think it was called Frog Eyes or something? The kids ate it up but I was totally grossed out (and I'm not the crazy pasta salad lady).

I made Pioneer Woman's Spicy Pasta Salad that has chipotle adobo in the dressing and cubes of smoked gouda. I prefer non-mayo pasta salads, but this one was a big hit!

So you can take your quinoa cleanse and suck it through a hollow cheeto straw.

hilarious!!!

Gemelli with Tomatoes, Kalamata Olives, and Ricotta

http://www.marthastewart.com/317047/gemelli-with-tomatoes-olives-and-ricotta

I'm not the pasta salad hater, but as someone who loathes mayonnaise, I've never liked pasta salad. Until I started watching the Food Network and discovered really good pasta salad doesn't have to contain mayo! Now I love it.

I use Vegetable Radiatore from Trader Joe's and thrown in frozen peas, crumbled bacon, black pepper, olive oil, and a squeeze of lemon. It is good the night I make it and keeps well in the fridge.

I attempted this once, and must have used the WRONG kind of vinegar. What is the standard kind of vinegar in a pasta salad?

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Anonymous wrote:oh boy. How long until mean anti-pasta salad lady creeps up?

Haha I am the OP. I wasnt aware there was a mean anti pasta salad lady. That is hilarious!

Go search the archives; it's totally worth it to read her opinions about how anyone who enjoys pasta is worthless trash. I want to say there's something that really gets her goat about cold pasta, and how that's completely contrary to how pasta is intended to be eaten, but I can't remember. I would love to serve her some of the sweet pasta salads I ate as a Midwestern child, just to see her squirm. They involve Cool Whip, IIRC, which I'm sure she finds a food akin to beating your child with a broom.

Anonymous wrote:Italian - black and green olives, chopped sundried tomatoes, roasted red bell peppers, feta cheese, parsley and basil, grape tomatoes, balsamic vinaigrette

Guilty, guick pleasure - pasta, frozen peas, other veggies I have on hand such as carrots, olives, some of the above, grape tomatoes, quick squeeze of wishbone italian plus a bit of cider vinegar, and top with texas toast butter and garlic croutons. It's not gourmet, but it's excellent.

Where's the pasta?

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Anonymous wrote:Ha ha, George Costanza.

Cook's Country Antipasto Pasta Salad. A pain in the keister to make the first time, but so popular and delicious. Even snobs deign to try it! My three year old will scarf it down like nothing else, and requests it by name.

PP, can you post the recipe? The website wants you to be a member...

I don't have it electronically, sorry, and it's looong with all the directions. It is in the Cook's Country cookbook the big white-covered one. It's worth a trip to the library!

Anonymous wrote:Ha ha, George Costanza.

Cook's Country Antipasto Pasta Salad. A pain in the keister to make the first time, but so popular and delicious. Even snobs deign to try it! My three year old will scarf it down like nothing else, and requests it by name.

PP, can you post the recipe? The website wants you to be a member...

Pesto, or use sundried tomatoes and olives and mozzarella! Yummmmm I love pasta salad.

(waving at pasta salad hater lady)

Anonymous wrote:I love barefoot contessa's roasted veg and orzo salad. I made it with quinoa this week and it is very, very good.

Haven't tried this one, but the roasted shrimp and orzo salad, by Barefoot Contessa, was really good. I've heard the roasted vegetable one is excellent.