Overnight Vegetable Pasta Salad

What You Need:

2 C spiral pasta
1 zucchini, cubed
1/2 C ripe olives, sliced
1/2 C sweet red pepper, chopped
1/4 C onion, chopped
1/2 C of mayonnaise
1/4 C of sour cream
1 1/4 tsp dill
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground mustard
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder

How to Make It:

Prepare the pasta as directed on the package, drain well and rinse with cool water.
Place the pasta into a large serving bowl and add the zucchini, olives, peppers and onion.
Whisk the mayonnaise and sour cream together until smooth.
Stir in the dill, salt, mustard, pepper and garlic powder until well combined.
Pour the dressing over the pasta and vegetables and gently toss to coat.
Cover the salad and refrigerate overnight.

Makes 8 servings

Preparation Time: approximately 20 minutes
Chilling Time: at least 2 hours
Total Time: approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes

Pasta that is used in this type of salad needs to hold up well and compete with the texture of the other salad ingredients. Good choices would be elbow macaroni, wagon wheels, shells or bow ties.