Mostaccioli Summertime Salad

This light, tasty, summer-ready mostaccioli pasta salad is easy to prep ahead and chill, and makes enough to feed a crowd! Keeps for days in the refrigerator and pairs well with other cookout staples.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 369 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1 (16 ounce) package mostaccioli pasta
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1 (2 ounce) jar sliced pimento peppers
• 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled and diced
• 1.5 teaspoons ground black pepper

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.

Step 2

Drain pasta. Pour dressing mixture over pasta and mix well. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight, before serving.

Step 3

Combine oil, vinegar, sugar, pimento peppers, parsley, pepper, salt, and garlic salt together in a bowl; stir in green onions and cucumber.