Italian Garden Salad

Submitted by Michelle Bakel

"Simple but very Good."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 9

ingredients

• 226.79 g rotini noodles (plain colored)
• 236.59 ml carrot, sliced
• 59.14 ml green bell pepper, diced
• 473.18 ml broccoli florets
• 28.34 g black olives, pitted and sliced
• 118.29 ml cherry tomatoes, halfed
• 177.44 ml prepared buttermilk dressing (ranch)

directions

1. Prepare Rotini accourding to the package.
2. Add Carrots, Pepper, Broccoli, Olives, and tomatoes.
3. Toss well with Salad Dressing.
4. Cover.
5. Allow to marinate in refrigerator one hour before serving.

Reviews

[peggy]

I changed a few things for this, and the family loved it. I put in 1/2 can of chopped black olives, added 1/2 cup of chopped green olives, and used zesty italian dressing-enough to coat everything. Big hit with stuffed cheese egg shells that had been baked in ragu sauce. Thanks. Peggy

 

[Dawn399]

I agree with the recipe description: simple, but good! This sald tastes like many of the deli salads available in grocery stores or salad bars. I served it with another Recipezaar dish Greek Phyllo Chicken. The creamy dressing adds flavor to the crisp vegetables.

 

[Manda]

This salad is great prepared with either the creamy dressing OR bottled Italian dressing. I also added a can of sliced water chestnuts, for what reason I do not really know, but it was EXCELLENT!!! Also tossed in some cauliflower florets, and I blanched the broccoli, carrots, and cauliflower; just added them to the noodles in the last few minutes of cooking. SUPERB!!

 

[LikeItLoveIt]

Good, but I did not like the dressng too much.

 

[christiejm]

This was really good but I made some alterations. I used a mixture of creamy Italian dressing (recipe from this site) and lite Caesar dressing. I also added chicken and chucks of asiago cheese but it would also be good with feta.