Recipe Wednesday - Pasta & Cucumber Salad

I have decided to bring back Recipe Wednesday!  

Recipe Wednesday began as New Food Wednesday back in June but was discontinued after two posts when I got injured.  I am going to bring it back, but instead of being ALL new recipes to me, I'm going to make them new to you!

Today's recipe is a Pasta salad that is ideal for summer but can easily be made year round.

Pasta & Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound bowtie pasta
• 1 English Cucumber, sliced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup chopped bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped carrot
• 1 T oil
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 T dried parsley
• 1 t ground pepper
• 1/2 t salt
• 1 t garlic powder

Directions:

• Cook and rinse pasta with cold water
• Place in a large mixing bowl
• Stir in oil and chopped veggies, set aside
• In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingrdients
• Pour over salad, combining well
• Cover and refrigerate 3-4 hours
• Stir before serving

I make this often for parties as it is easy to serve and everybody enjoys it.  Just make sure to serve with a slotted spoon so that you don't end up with a bunch of the marinade on your plate. 

Have an amazing Wednesday!  Next week I will be sharing some of the recipes that I am making for Saturday's Mad Scientist Party!