If you like typical pasta salads, this summer salad is perfect for you. Use the short pasta that you like the most and dress it with a sauce made with mayonnaise, mustard and a few extra ingredients to get a delicious colorful pasta salad, you will see how this recipe does not disappoint.
Ingredients to make Colored Pasta Salad:
- 1 pound of short pasta
- ½ pound of butter
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- Coriander
- 1 onion
- 1 sweet chili
- 1 pinch of salt and pepper
- 1 pinch of Ajinomoto or Chinese salt
- Ajinomoto (Chinese salt)
- Garlic cube
How to make Colorful Pasta Salad:
Cook the pasta with the garlic cube and Chinese salt until it is ready. Remember to always check the cooking time recommended by the manufacturer so that the pasta is perfect for you. When the pasta is ready, drain and reserve in a bowl to cool to room temperature.
Separately, in another smaller bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients until they form a cream. Beat the butter together with the mayonnaise, mustard, salt and pepper. Also add finely chopped onion, chili and cilantro.
Check the seasoning of the dressing cream and when it is to your liking, mix with the pasta. Stir well so that it is distributed throughout the whole and the paste is all well impregnated. Refrigerate until serving time.
Serve the colorful pasta salad on a bed of lettuce and enjoy. This fresh salad is ideal to take with you on a picnic or for a day at the beach and remember that you can always add extra ingredients such as dried tomatoes, bacon, ham, or peas.
