8 ounces pasta (I used this kind
2 cups cherry tomatoes
6 basil leaves, chopped
1 cup black olives
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
pepper to taste
Cook your pasta according to the instructions on your package. In a large bowl, combine the oil, vinegar, italian seasoning, garlic powder and pepper. Mix with a whisk. Add the pasta, tomatoes, olives and basil to the bowl. Mix well. Chill and serve!
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Yum! Looks delicious! This would be perfect to bring to a potluck. I am definitely going to try this after my juice cleanse. Thanks for the recipe!
Such an awesome idea! Thanks for sharing!
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This looks really fancy! I sometimes find bright and unusual pasta in discount and international markets so it could be pretty cheap as well
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The colors make it the perfect spring pot luck food! Olives are the best addition.
I’d love to attend a BBQ party right now.
I definately am – you´re always very good at making food look tempting! 🙂
yummy yummy !!!! 🙂 – not only for BBQ, hope this is my potential lunch/dinner haha 🙂
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Is it vegetarian? Looks very tasty!
This looks so delish! Def going to have to try!
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That sounds yummy! I want it for dinner now
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This looks so awesome! Yummy yummy yummy.
I’m usually pretty picky when it comes to pasta salad but this looks amazing!
yum! you can never go wrong with pasta.
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Looks delicious!
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Oh my god, that looks so good!
Yumm, I love pasta thanks for this recipe, can’t wait to try it!
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I am so looking forward to my tea, so I can stop licking the screen!
That looks delicious!
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Wow! This looks delicious <3
that looks divine!
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I’ve always wanted to buy those pretty pastas. So pretty! Do they taste much different than “normal” pasta, or better because they are the fancy pastas?
Pasta salad is one of my go-to summer dishes…so light and delicious! This looks great 🙂
This looks lovely! I’m pretty much addicted to pasta, so I can’t wait to give this a go! Would be great for a quick and easy lunch for work too! Thanks for sharing!
I’m italian and I think it’s a great idea! <3
Major pasta craving right now.
pasta salad is my favorite as well! 🙂 this one looks fresh and delicious
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Looks so good!
pasta salad…now we’re talking:) this looks absolutely delicious
Looks like a healthy plate of goodness. Yes, pasta is my favorite pot luck dish too. So convenient. I usually go for deviled eggs, but pasta’s even better.
Oh I love pasta and this looks delicious as well as pretty! Lovely photos.
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Yummy! Can’t wait to try!
Thank you so much for this recipy, looks so easy to make and so yummy!
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Lilsirene
That looks really yummy! I must try this!
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Looks really tasty!!
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This looks so tasty. Take away the olives and I’ll eat it all up!
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Wow that looks amazing! Definitely will add to my recipe list!
Mmm. I love pasta salad but I’ve always been to scared to try to make it on my own. Can’t wait to try this recipe!
looks amazing! i love anything with basil and tomato.
It’s such a warm beautiful day here in KC, and this looks like the perfect thing to eat!
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Deelish! You girls always make me want to EAT! I will say, the pink pieces of pasta looked like some kind of scary ham when I first saw the photos, ha ha!
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I usually lean towards more creamy pasta dishes but this looks really good! I’m definatly trying it out.
this looks so good I want some noooowwwww yummy!
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This looks so delicious. It’s been forever since I’ve made pasta salad, I may have to try this out tomorrow 🙂
it already sounds delicious!
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What a great find on that rainbow pasta! Looks and I am sure tastes good too!
Yum! I first learned to cook while living overseas in Russia, in the days before the internet, and I remember a tiny Mary Engelbriet book a friend had sent me. It had a few recipes in it, almost like an afterthought, but they were all I had to go on so I still remember each of them.
The best was a rotini salad, very similar to yours with the only additions being cucumbers, feta cheese and exchanging the vinegar for lemon juice. Still a big favorite all these years later!
ahh looks so good.. a pasta salad with italian dressing is pretty much a staple at every family gathering i’ve ever been to.
Yummy. Great day.
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Oh wow, this looks SO good! I’m drooling now. Guess it’s time for a midnight snack!
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That looks delicious 🙂 Yummy.
So colorful!
delicious!
Looks super delicious<3!
Your pasta looks so delicious. It looks really healthy and edible.
This pasta salad looks sooo yummy!! My mother in law makes a great pasta salad.
Mmm yummy pasta!
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ow. my god.. sounds so delicious! 🙂
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mmm..sounds good! Have you ever tried making pasta in red vine?
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This looks amazing and fresh, so much better than processed food!
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looks REALLY good! i need to try smth similar:)
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Living in Italy, I’m having pasta almost everyday. Since I’m Swedish, it took some time to get use to it.
Thank you for this! I tried this today and it is just perfect! Tastes like summer!
This looks awesome!!! I live in the Springfield, MO area too, pretty pleas tell me where you got the rainbow pasta so I can make it for my rainbow crazy girls!
Looks so delicious!!
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This is the perfect pasta..
and is an Italian girl saying that!! 😉
Delicious!
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Ah I absolutely love your food posts. The recipes always look DELICIOUS!
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We make something similar at my house – one of my favorite summer meals!
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Seriously such beautiful colors!
Yum this looks super yummy !
Yummy! That is all I can say.
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My goodness another must try for me! I love the way you girls eat (and drink). Thanks!!!
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Yum! I love to make pasta salad! Try it with tortellini! It’s amazing!
Oh how cute and fun!! I have a pot luck dinner in the park to go to soon and this would be the perfect dish! =)
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this looks deliiiiiish!!
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Food always taste better when they look good and color always helps!
This looks SO good! 🙂
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Perfect! Just what I needed. I was looking for a good pasta salad recipe. Need a few inexpensive dishes to feed a crowd at a baby shower I am planning, and this fits the bill!