Mr. food's pasta green salad
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | cups | Cooked rotini pasta , cooled |
| 16 | ounces | Shredded Swiss cheese |
| 10 | ounces | Frozen cut green beans, thawed and drained |
| 20 | ounces | Frozen green peas, thawed and drained |
| 1 | cup | Green bell pepper strips, cut in half |
| 1 | cup | Chopped cucumber |
| ½ | cup | Sliced scallions |
| ⅓ | cup | Mayonnaise |
| ⅓ | cup | Plain yogurt |
| 3 | tablespoons | Grated Parmesan cheese |
| 1 | tablespoon | Lemon juice |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Dried dillweed |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sugar |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Black pepper |
Directions
DRESSING
======================================================= ============== ==== == Place the cooled rotini in a large bowl and toss with the remaining ingredients, except the dressing. Cover and chill until ready to use. Just before serving, in a small bowl, combine all the dressing ingredients. Mix until well blended then toss into the NOTE: This dressing is a really simple throw-together that works well with other seasonings, fresh herbs, lime juice instead of lemon, and even low-fat mayonnaise and yogurt, too. You can enjoy this creamy dressing as above for a hearty summer meal - or s