Italian Pasta Salad
Italy
Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 16 ingredients
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- (6 ounces)
- 1 small red or green bell pepper
- Vinegar
- 1/2 a medium cucumber
- 2 cups uncooked rotini or rotelle (spiral) pasta
- 3 medium green onions with tops (3 to 4 medium)
- 2 tablespoons water
- Garlic Vinaigrette Dressing (below)
- Vegetable oil
- Cut
- 1/4 cup chopped ripe olives -- if desired
- 1 large tomato
- Chop
- 1 clove
Possible health benefits
General information, not medical advice.
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Cucumber
Source of vitamin K · 16 µg per 100 g, 22% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Vitamin K contributes to normal blood clotting.
- Vitamin K contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
Vitamin K is a nutrient that the body needs to stay healthy. It’s important for blood clotting and healthy bones and also has other functions in the body. NIH fact sheet
Source of protein · 0.7 g per 100 g, 17% of the energy from protein
- Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
Nutrients per 100 g of “Cucumber, with peel, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.
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Tomato
High in protein · 1.2 g per 100 g, 21% of the energy from protein
- Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
Source of vitamin C · 23 mg per 100 g, 29% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
11 more authorised claims
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
- Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
- Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
- Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
- Vitamin C increases iron absorption.
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet
Nutrients per 100 g of “Tomatoes, green, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.
Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
- Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.
Method
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- GARLIC VINAIGRETTE DRESSING 1 clove garlic 1/4 cup rice vinegar or white vinegar 2 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon sesame or vegetable oil
- Prepare Garlic Vinaigrette Dressing (below).
- Fill the Dutch oven about half full of water. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt if desired. Cover and heat over high heat until the water is boiling rapidly. Add the pasta. Heat to boiling again. Boil uncovered, stirring frequently, 8 to 10 minutes for rotini, 9 to 11 minutes for rotelle, until tender.
- While the water is heating and pasta is cooking, chop the tomato and cucumber, and peel and chop the onions. Place the vegetables in a large bowl.
- Cut the bell pepper lengthwise in half, and cut out seeds and membrane. Cut bell pepper into pieces, and add to vegetables in bowl.
- Drain the pasta in a strainer or colander, and rinse thoroughly with cold water. Add pasta to vegetables in bowl. Add the olives.
- Pour the dressing over the vegetables and pasta, and mix thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate about 30 minutes or until chilled.
- GARLIC VINAIGRETTE DRESSING:
- Peel and finely chop the garlic. Shake garlic and remaining ingredients in a tightly covered jar or container. Shake again before pouring over vegetables and pasta.
- Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an approved Betty Crocker® Recipe.
- You may notice that the nutritional information calculated by MasterCook is different from the nutritional information listed in the Betty Crocker® cookbooks. Because MasterCook and Betty Crocker® use different nutritional analysis programs and different nutrient databases, variations in results are expected.
- "© General Mills, Inc. 1998." T(Refrigerate): "0:30"
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Casserole pot
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Mixing bowl
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Chef's knife
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Cutting board
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Vegetable peeler
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Wooden spoon
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Sieve
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Colander