What picnic or outdoor event would be complete without a huge pasta salad to go with your barbecue, steaks, or hamburgers? When I found this pasta salad with homemade Italian dressing by Paula Deen, on Youtube, I knew I was onto a real winner and was so excited to make it! My mom’s 90th birthday was coming up and she loves pasta salad, so I am planning a wonderful cookout for her and inviting everyone from her past. The way I see it is, the macaroni salad may just very well be a lifesaver here because so many people are invited, it will be a good way to pad out the menu, in case we run low on meat. The way this salad is made is very unique as well because you make the dressing in the large salad bowl first.

Ingredients For The Veggie Pasta Salad Recipe:

Homemade Italian Dressing:

• 2 cups of prepared pesto
• 2/3 white balsamic vinegar
• 1/3 cup of olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon of pepper

For The Salad:

• 1 package of bow tie pasta
• 1 bag of broccoli florets
• 3 plum tomatoes (seeded and chopped)
•  bunch of green onions (chopped)
• 1 yellow squash (cut lengthwise)
• 1 zucchini (cut lengthwise)
• 1 red bell pepper (chopped)
• 1 green bell pepper (chopped)
• 1/2 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions:

In this pasta salad with homemade Italian dressing by Paula Deen, on Youtube, you will learn to make this delicious pasta salad in a few easy steps. You will begin by making your pesto salad dressing.

Then, you will make the salad bowl with all of your fresh ingredients.

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Paula Deen’s Veggie Pasta Salad Recipe