Spaghetti Salad

Ingredients

The salad

• 1 pound spaghetti noodles, broken in half
• 1 cup cucumber, quartered and sliced
• ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
• ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• ⅓ cup finely diced red onion
• ⅔ cup sliced black olives
• ¼ cup finely chopped parsley
• ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1¼ cups Italian dressing (homemade or store-bought)
• to taste salt
• to taste black pepper

The dressing

• ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup white wine or red wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1½ tablespoons finely minced red bell pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1½ teaspoons minced dried onion
• ¾ teaspoon dried basil
• ¾ teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Nutrition Facts (estimated)