Easy Entertaining

This past weekend, we celebrated my friend Ashley's Bachelorette Party, CONGRATS!! I decided to bring a few easy snacks that help feed a crowd, one of which was my Cold pasta salad.  I mentioned this salad in one of my first posts, but I wasn't taking pictures back then so I decided this would be a good addition.  This is the dressing for any cold pasta salad, and in the salad, you can add your preference of small pastas, and veggies.  I used orzo with green onion, tomatoes, black olives, and sun dried tomatoes.  This crowd pleaser will actually feed the crowd and won't cramp your budget! Enjoy!!

 Start with 1 cup of red wine vinegar (or if you don't have enough, you can combine vinegars, I used 3/4c redwine vinegar and 1/4c balsalmic vinegar)

 3/4c good olive oil

 2 tbs dijon mustard

 2tbs sugar (or agave nectar, or honey)

 Add a 3/4tsp salt and 1/2tsp pepper and Whisk all ingredients together! I would not pour the entire dressing over your pasta salad. Instead, I would combine your pasta and veggies and then add about half of the dressing and stir, continue to add dressing to your own taste! (I used just over half this recipe, the rest can be used as a regular dressing on lettuce!)

Cold Pasta Salad Dressing

1 c red wine vinegar

3/4c extra virgin olive oil

2tbs dijon mustard

2tbs sugar

3/4tsp salt

1/2tsp pepper

Whisk all together and serve over cold pasta and veggies!