Linguini Salad (Pasta Salad)

Submitted by Vicki in CT

"Nice summer salad. From the Alliance to End Homelessness cookbook, Open House."

 

• Ready In: 17hrs
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 16 ounces linguine
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1 cucumber, seeded and diced
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1⁄4 cup diced onion
• 8 ounces Italian salad dressing
• 4 tablespoons fresh basil

directions

1. Break linguini into thirds and cook al dente by package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
2. Combine cooked pasta, tomatoes, onion, mushrooms,cucumber, and salad dressing. Toss well.
3. Chill for several hours to blend flavors. Stir occasionally.
4. Top with fresh chopped basil when ready to serve.

Reviews

[jrtfan]

I have been making this salad a number of years now. Have to admit I never add mushrooms, but will certainly try them next time. And I use angel hair pasta, broken up instead of linguini. Excellent recipe and very quick! It is a wonderful cool salad when fresh veggies are in season! Thanks for posting!

 

[katew]

Terrific light meal, Vicki. I used lettuce instead of cucumber and sprinkled crunchy things on top.My linguine was short twisty pasta . Made for Everyday is a Holiday.

 

[Lori Mama]

This salad is super. I used red onions and brown mushrooms along with Recipe #325033 as my dressing choice. Made for Every Day Holiday Tag. :)

 

[Dr. Jenny]

I thought that this was a refreshing summer pasta salad. I followed all ingredients as posted, using red onion, baby bella mushrooms, and Tuscan House Italian salad dressing from Kraft. I chilled about 3.5 hours before serving. The pasta seemed light and didnt have a weighted down in dressing feel to it. I do think it needed a little something, however. Maybe some type of salt-based seasoning, even seasoned salt. I topped my salad with grated parmesan cheese, which was also a nice touch. This makes lots of pasta, so I brought it to a friend's for lunch, gave plenty to her to enjoy at home with her family, and gave the leftovers to DH to take to work today. Thanks for a nice lunch.

 

[TexasKelly]

I made this to go along with some sliders, and hubby and i thought it was pretty good. We like salt so I had to add a bit, and pepper also. I used cavatappi pasta that I broke into little pieces, and instead of onion which I do not care for raw, I used the more mild green onion and also threw in some chopped celery. I think next time I may add a bit of garlic powder. Thanks for posting.