I LOVE cold salads in the summer! Don’t you? With no air conditioning in my house, a recipe like this is welcome on a hot day. The last thing I want to do is heat up my kitchen when it’s 90 degrees. This is my favorite pasta salad at the moment. I love how moist and creamy this stays for 2 or 3 days (if it lasts that long!) This is a great make-ahead recipe. Let me know how you like it!
Pasta and Pickle Salad
Ingredients
3 cups rotini or pasta ruffles pasta
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup dijon mustard
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup bread and butter pickles, chopped
1 cup celery, diced
1 carrot, grated
1/2 cup green onions, thinly sliced
Directions
1. Cook the pasta according to the directions. Drain the pasta in a colander and rinse under cold water. Drain well and place the pasta in a large serving bowl.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, and sugar. Pour this over the pasta and mix. Add the pickles, celery, carrot, and green onions; mix well. Refrigerate several hours before serving.
Serves 6
This recipe was shared at:
Mommy’s Kitchen Pot Luck Sunday
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Michele says
Oh, I love Greek salads. That looks great. I"m looking forward to seeing the other salads too. Perfect for this time of year. Thanks for the link up.
Rachelle @ "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" says
Salads are great! I'm sharing my chicken pasta salad, it's a meal in one!
Susieqtpies says
My favorite go to salad meal is your Italian Sub Salad. My kids love it and it is great to take to potlucks.
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Jane says
Hey Susie,
I'm glad you like the Italian Sub Salad! Thanks for adding your recipes to my Linky!
Cook Clean Craft says
I'm always looking for different salads - I get a little sick of my standard tossed salads! Great linky!s
☺lani☺ says
I love salad too! I'm not a mom yet but I'm busy… just kidding! I just want to share my shrimp salad. Thanks!
Rebekah says
the pasta pickle salad, such a neat idea!
Kel says
I wish I had a salad to add, but I'm just swinging by to grab some great new recipes! Thanks!