Quick and Easy Pasta Salad

by falloutmartian in Cooking > Pasta

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Quick and Easy Pasta Salad

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This is a quick-and-easy american style pasta salad utilizing ingredients you probably already have in the fridge. It usually takes around 15 minutes to prepare and is one of my go-to dish on days where I don't have much time to cook. You can even store it and bring it as a light lunch for the next day.

​Ingredients

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* Rotini Pasta

* Tomatoes

* Celery

* Carrots

* Garlic

* Mayonnaise

* Black Pepper

* Salt

Boil Pasta

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* Place the pasta (300g) in a pot and submerge all of it under room temperature water.

* Add a teaspoon of salt.

* Boil the pasta in medium-high heat for 6-7 minutes or until it is soft.

* Drain the water from the pasta.

​Dice Tomatoes

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Dice the tomatoes to small bite-size slices.

​Dice Garlic

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* Peel the skin off of the garlic clove.

* Slice the garlic into cubes

​Slice Celery

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Slice the celery to small even pieces like shown in the picture

​Slice Carrots

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Slice the carrots to small even cubes.

​Mix It In

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* Add a tablespoon of mayo

* Add a couple of teaspoons of celery and tomato.

* Add half a teaspoon of garlic and carrots. * Add one and a half cup of cooked pasta.

* Mix it all in on your bowl

* Season with black pepper and salt

Enjoy!