Summer & Salads

Craving Cold food,Ice candy,Watermelons,Peaches,Salad - Summer is here.Summer and Salads there is something about them.

"Summer" it just begs you for something easy,light, cold & colorful.

Try this salad for your Picnic or Cookout.

A Quick and Easy Chilled Pasta Salad

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup Parsley,chopped
• 1 cup Fusilli or corkscrew pasta
• 10-12 grape or cherry tomatoes
• 1/4 cup steamed or canned corn
• 1/4 cup steamed green peas
• 1/4 cup red onions or salad onions
• 1/4 cup button mushrooms,boiled
• 1/4 cup tofu
• 1/2tsp oregano,dried
• 2tsps Olive oil
• Salt & Pepper to taste

To start off with : Heat a large covered sauce pot of salted water and bring it to a boil on high.Add pasta to boiling water and cook as label directs.

Meanwhile,microwave the tofu for 1-2minutes at 500watts. Once done add in a teaspoon of Olive oil,Oregano and season with a little salt & pepper.Let them rest for a couple of minutes.

Next in a bowl,combine the red onions,cherry tomatoes,corn,peas,mushrooms and the marinated tofu.Drain pasta and and add it to the salad bowl with the rest and mix well by adding 1tsp of Olive oil, check for seasoning and garnish generously with Parsley.

Serve chilled.You could add any of these variations to your salad:

• Cucumber
• Bell Peppers
• Olives
• Capers
• or Greek Feta cheese

.... isn't it tempting ?? :)

"Eat your colors" you're always told and now is the perfect time & I love the summer colors and nothing more delightful than having a plate of the colors to enjoy the outdoors.