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Jeepers Salad

VegetarianStove-TopDiner-Style

Time: 2 hours 35 minutes

Yield: 12 servings

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Jeepers this pasta salad is really good! Jeepers Salad draws all eyes to it with its colorful mix of tangy olives, crunchy cauliflower, tender pasta, bright tomatoes, and crisp peppers; it certainly tastes like the perfect festive Halloween side dish! But no dish this season would be complete without a costume, and Jeepers Salad certainly has the dressing to fit with the occasion: sweet, savory, garlicky, smooth, and scarlet. Don't be surprised if trick-or-treaters come to your door asking for a bowl of this instead of candy!

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Ingredients

  • For the salad:
  • 8 ounces fusilli or other spiral pasta, uncooked
  • 1 medium zucchini, julienned
  • 1 cup fresh cauliflower florets
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 small green pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
  • 1 cup colossal ripe olives, halved
  • 3/4 cup pimiento-stuffed olives
  • For the dressing:
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 small onion, cut into wedges
  • 1/4 cup canola oil

Directions

Step 1 -Cook the pasta to al dente according to the package directions.

Step 2 -Drain the cooked pasta and rinse it with cold water. Drain again well.

Step 3 -Transfer the cooked pasta to a large serving bowl.

Step 4 -Add the zucchini, the cauliflower, the tomatoes, the green pepper, the red onion, the colossal ripe olives, and the pimiento-stuffed olives to the pasta.

Step 5 -In a blender, add the ketchup, the sugar, the white vinegar, the garlic, the paprika, the salt, and the small onion.

Step 6 -Cover the blender and process the dressing ingredients until blended.

Step 7 -While the blender is processing, gradually and steadily stream in the canola oil, processing until the dressing has thickened.

Step 8 -Add the dressing to the salad, tossing to coat.

Step 9 -Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Step 10 -Serve chilled.

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