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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This is a different and healthy pasta salad. Use whole-grain or low-carb pasta if you like and substitute veggies to suit your taste. Wear plastic gloves while chopping hot pepper and be sure you don't touch your eyes or nose. Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) package pasta spirals |
1/4 cup diced sweet onion |
1 green bell pepper, seeded and minced |
1/2 fresh hot chile pepper, seeded and minced |
2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped |
1 cucumber, seeded and chopped |
1/4 cup olive oil |
1/4 cup tomato sauce |
1/4 cup lime juice |
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar |
1 teaspoon garlic powder |
1 teaspoon salt |
ground black pepper to taste |
Directions:
1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the pasta spirals at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain. Rinse pasta with cold water until cool; drain.
2. Toss drained pasta, sweet onion, green bell pepper, chile pepper, tomatoes, and cucumber together in a large bowl.
3. Whisk olive oil, tomato sauce, lime juice, red wine vinegar, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper together in a separate bowl; drizzle over the pasta mixture and stir to coat.
4. Chill in refrigerator 2 hours; stir to serve.
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