This hometown drive-in pasta salad recipe is from a small drive-in dairy bar in our town, which has been closed for some time. My kids really missed their pasta salad, but the ingredients were listed on a board inside the drive-in, so I worked on trying to recreate it. It's finally right, and I thought I would share it. We like this at room temperature, but it certainly can be refrigerated.
Ingredients
- 1 , 12 ounce
- 0.25 cups white sugar
- 2 tablespoons hot water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 cups white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 large tomato , diced
- 1 red bell pepper , diced
- 0.25 cups finely diced sweet onion
- 1 , 8 ounce
- ground black pepper to taste , Optional
Instructions
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1
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain; rinse with cold water to cool. Set aside.
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2
Whisk sugar, water, and salt together in a large bowl until sugar dissolves; whisk in vinegar, oil, and oregano. Stir tomato, bell pepper, and onion into vinaigrette; gently fold in cheese and rotini. Season salad with black pepper.
Nutrition Facts
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