New Cold Spaghetti Salad

One of my first posts was for Cold Spaghetti Salad and it has been a huge hit on Pinterest with hundreds of re-pins a ton of "likes" and over 1,300 views on this little "play" blog! I recently made a large bowl of Cold Spaghetti Salad on a very warm fall day and it was soooo good! As I began to prepare the salad, I tweaked a few little things. So, it was time to update one of my favorite, easy and tasty recipes.

But first, let's have a little spaghetti history! Did you know that the word spaghetti is the plural for the Italian word spaghetto? Well, did you! And did you know that traditionally spaghetti was about 20 inches long? Well, did you! Now, the most commonly available and popular spaghetti is about 10 to 12 inches long! Did you also know the world record for the largest bowl of spaghetti was set in March 2010 when a swimming pool was filled with more than 13,780 pounds of spaghetti pasta! Well, did you! For some fun history on spaghetti, just click: History of Spaghetti .

Enough babble you say... well,

Let's Do It!

Ingredients:(approx. 10 servings)

• 1 lb. spaghetti
• 1 red onion
• 2 lrg. cucumbers or approximately 3 persian cucumbers(I prefer the persian.)
• 2 green bell peppers(Or you could use some yellow & orange for more color.)
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes
• 2 cans 2 1/4 oz. sliced black olives or one large can
• 2/3 bottle McCormicks Salad Supreme(2.62 oz.) - divided
• 12 oz. Italian Dressing, divided 
• salt & fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Preparation:

1. Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Rinse in cold water until cool. Place in a large bowl. To help prevent spaghetti from sticking together, you really need to stir the pasta when first placing in your boiling water(2-3 minutes) AND do not over cook - al dente - as they say...






2. While the spaghetti is cooking or certainly before, slice the tomatoes in half & coarsely chop the cucumbers, onion  and green peppers. Don't those make a pretty little pic!



3. Add the 1/2 divided Salad Supreme & 1/2 divided Italian Dressing to the cooked
spaghetti. Look at the color... I happen to think that the Salad Supreme is the secret ingredient.








4. Add cucumbers, onion, peppers & tomatoes to spaghetti. Toss the sliced olives on top.

5. Add remaining Salad Supreme & Italian Dressing to spaghetti & vegetables and toss ever so gently to blend flavors. Season with salt & pepper to taste. Cover, refrigerate & chill for at least 3 hours. To further blend the flavors, you can gently toss mixture once or twice during this chill time. Additionally, gently toss prior to serving.

 

You're gonna love this Cold Spaghetti Salad. Add some crusty French or Sourdough bread and you have one delightful meal. And this recipe makes enough to share with some friends or to add some extra spark to your next pot luck! Enjoy!

New Cold Spaghetti Salad

Enjoy! WildWSS outta here!