Picnic Salad

Name: Picnic Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 cups cooked pasta, drained and rinsed in cold water (I like the multi-color variety for visual effect); 1 cup chopped green onion; 2 cups diced tomatoes; 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, drained; 1 cup sweet corn (frozen or canned); 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 2/3 cup picante sauce or 2/3 cup salsa; mayonnaise; 1/2 cup sliced black olives (optional)

Submitted by Evans Mommy

"A colorful pasta salad, it works great for picnics and BBQ's. Easy to throw together in a moments notice. It's one of those salads that taste even better days after being made."

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photo by I Cook Therefore I

Ready In:: 10mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 6

ingredients

4 cups cooked pasta, drained and rinsed in cold water (I like the multi-color variety for visual effect)
1 cup chopped green onion
2 cups diced tomatoes
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, drained
1 cup sweet corn (frozen or canned)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons lime juice
²⁄₃ cup picante sauce or 2/3 cup salsa
mayonnaise
¹⁄₂ cup sliced black olives (optional)

directions

In salad bowl, combine pasta, onions, tomato, chilies, corn, cilantro, lime juice, salsa, and olives.
Stir to blend.
Add enough mayo to coat ingredients.
Refrigerate a couple of hours before serving.

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Reviews

This was an easy and tasty salad. Not the group fav, but it still went pretty well. Thanks!

amydietrichmark
I found this while I was looking for a recipe to take to a work picnic. I really didn't know how I was going to feel about mayo and salsa together, but I thought this looked so easy cheap and quick that I couldn't pass it up, and I'm really glad I didn't! I got a lot of compliments, and I'm glad that I set some back for us to eat at home because we really enjoyed this! Thanks for posting!

I Cook Therefore I
I took this zesty salad to a neighborhood picnic and it was soon GONE! Easy to make and delicious! I used canned diced tomatoes w/green chilies and it worked well. Thanks for posting.

3boys4mom
Delicious salad! Yummy and so simple to make. I made it for a few friends with burgers and had enough left over to bring to the office. Everyone loved it! This one's going in the permanent cookbook! Thanks!

Logans Mommy
This was a delicious alternative to the old fashioned pasta salad. I made it to bring on vacation with a crowd and it recieved rave reviews. The first time I made it I measured everything exactly but after that I realized it's a very easy recipe to just "wing". You can't make a wrong move here. The tastes are Mexican but very subtle. ENJOY!

Nancy G.