Cool Cucumber Pasta Recipe - Cooking Index
8 oz | 227g | Penne pasta |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Vegetable oil |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Cucumbers - thinly sliced (medium) |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Onion - thinly sliced (medium) |
1 1/2 cups | 297g / 10oz | Sugar |
1 cup | 237ml | Water |
3/4 cup | 177ml | Vinegar |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Prepared mustard |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Dried parsley flakes |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Salt |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Pepper |
1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Garlic salt |
Cook the pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Place in a large bowl; stir in oil, cucumbers and onion.
Combine remaining ingredients; pour over salad and toss. Cover and chill for 3-4 hours, stirring occasionally.
Serve with a slotted spoon.
NOTES : "From Concordia, Missouri, field editor Jeanette Fuehring reports, 'People say this salad is crispy, sweet and refreshingly different.'"
Source:
Taste of Home, June/July, 1997
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