Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
This salad is filled with so many surprising flavours that just simply work well together.
Ingredients
- 1 box Farfalle pasta
- 1 med cucumber
- 2 stalks celery
- ½ red bell pepper
- ½ orange bell pepper
- 3-4 large dill pickles
- ½ cup cubed cheddar cheese
- 2 can light flaked tuna
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- 1 lemon juiced
- ¼ cup dried onion flakes
- 1 tbsp dill
- ½ tsp parsley
- 2 tbsp chives
- 1 tsp celery salt
- ½ tsp basil
- 2 tsp garlic salt
- salt and pepper to taste
- Piri piri seasoning for topping
Instructions
- Boil pasta as per instructions on the package, drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process.
- allow pasta to cool before making the salad.
- add pasta to a very large bowl
- dice the cucumber into small ½inch cubes. add it to the bowl
- dice the celery and add them to the bowl
- dice the bell peppers then add them to the bowl
- dice the pickled and add the to the salad
- dice the cheese and add them to the salad
- measure out your seasonings and add them to the bowl, the measurements in this recipe for seasonings are an estimation. measure with your heart and don't sweat the small stuff.
- open and drain 2 cans of flaked tuna in water then add that to the bowl
- add some mayonnaise and lemon juice.
- mix everything together making sure all the seasoning and everything is well mixed together.
- add more mayonnaise if you feel you need to. Consistency is a personal preference and can vary.
- sprinkle the Piri piri seasoning on top to add flavour and colour, if you wont like spice (this only has a little) you can use paprika.
- cover and chill for 1 hour or over night.
Notes
when serving you may find that the mayonnaise has been absorbed into the pasta especially if you are making this salad the day before and leaving it in the fridge over night.
you can skip the top seasoning until you serve so u can add more mayo if the consistency is not what you were hoping for the next day then season for colour.