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Tangy Marinated Pasta Salad

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PREP TIME
30 min
COOKING TIME
10 min
TOTAL TIME
100 min
SERVINGS
8 servings
Lunch
Tangy Marinated Pasta Salad
Ingredients
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 2/3 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup white vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 cups rotini pasta
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup chopped cucumber
Instructions
1
Combine oil extracted from canola seeds, granulated sugar, ketchup, vinegar, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Allow the flavors to meld together for 30 minutes.
2
Boil a substantial quantity of salted water in a large pot until it reaches a rolling boil; add pasta and cook until it is cooked through yet retains some firmness when bitten into, approximately 8 minutes; drain. Submerge the pasta in a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process and cool it down; drain.
3
Combine cooled pasta, diced tomatoes, sautéed onion, sliced green bell pepper, and grated cucumber in a bowl.
4
Pour the prepared dressing over the pasta mixture and mix until everything is well coated.
5
Refrigerate the salad for 1 hour before presenting it.