Mostaccioli Summertime Salad

This mostaccioli pasta salad recipe includes jarred pimento peppers, fresh green onions, fresh cucumber, and a homemade, easy-to-make vinaigrette.

• 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. Drain

Step 2

Combine oil, vinegar, sugar, pimentos, parsley, black pepper, salt, and garlic salt in a bowl; stir in green onions and cucumber. Pour over pasta; mix well. Refrigerate before serving, 4 hours to overnight.