california spaghetti salad

California Spaghetti Salad is a delicious pasta salad filled with fresh veggies and covered in a zesty Italian dressing.  With all those flavors and colors making one beautiful and tasty side dish, there is no doubt this will be the hit of your next gathering!

California Spaghetti Salad

spaghetti

cherry tomatoes (chopped in half)

zucchini (medium, diced)

cucumber (large, diced)

green bell pepper (medium, diced)

red bell pepper (diced)

red onion (large, diced)

olives (2-1/4 ounces each sliced, drained)

Italian salad dressing (16 ounces)

Parmesan cheese (grated)

sesame seeds

paprika

celery seed

garlic powder

Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain using a colander and rinse in cold water. Add cherry tomatoes, zucchini, cucumber, green and red bell pepper, red onion and olives in a large bowl.

Whisk together italian salad dressing, parmesan cheese, sesame seeds, paprika, celery seed, and garlic powder. Pour over salad and toss until coated. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.

To make the dressing:

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California Spaghetti Salad is a delicious spaghetti salad filled with fresh veggies and covered in a zesty Italian dressing.  With all those flavors and colors making one beautiful and tasty salad, there is not doubt this will be the hit of your next gathering!

Coming out of California, this recipe is a perfect dish that is light, tasty and easy to make. It is a perfect dish for any day of the week or time of year. Although it is called Spaghetti Salad, it is a cold dish that tastes great and is so easy to make, anyone could do it. This is a great choice for picnics, potlucks and parties. You can switch it up and customize the salad to your liking.

noodles

½ C. Cherry tomatoes

Cucumber diced

Zucchini diced

Red bell pepper diced

Green bell pepper diced

onion

Can Black olives sliced or diced

Bottle Italian dressing

½ C. Parmesan cheese grated

Sesame seeds

Paprika

Celery seed

Garlic powder

Cook the spaghetti to your liking, rinse under cold water and drain well.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the spaghetti, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, cucumber, zucchini, tomatoes, red onion and black olives.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the Italian dressing, parmesan cheese, sesame seeds, paprika, celery seed and garlic powder.

Pour the dressing mixture over the spaghetti salad and toss to coat well.

Chill for 2-3 hours before serving.

This turned out AMAZING! It's one of the best pasta salad recipes I've ever made.  I could not even wait for it to cool before I tried it. I omitted the green bell pepper, used 1 large zucchini, and used some sesame oil and celery salt, since I could not find either of those in my cabinets.  I also used about 3/4 of the bottle of Italian dressing and refrigerated shredded parmesan cheese (in the tub).  And lastly, I used Chitarra pasta, which held up marvelously well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdiGUb5Mvbo

So if you're looking for a tasty way to celebrate all that California has to offer, why not try making some California spaghetti salad yourself? You won't be disappointed!

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