{"id":7748,"date":"2022-01-24T13:05:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T18:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?post_type=cp_recipe&p=7748"},"modified":"2022-01-29T22:01:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T03:01:58","slug":"spaghetti-vegetable-salad","status":"publish","type":"cp_recipe","link":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?cp_recipe=spaghetti-vegetable-salad","title":{"rendered":"Spaghetti vegetable salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

This recipe has been a staple of my summer parties…it is colourful and tastes great.
\nDo not be intimidated by the ingredient list, this is not difficult.<\/h2>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n
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6<\/span> cups<\/span> cooked spaghetti (rinsed in cold water to prevent sticking)<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> <\/span> large celery stalks sliced<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> <\/span> red sweet pepper diced <\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> <\/span> yellow sweet pepper diced<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> <\/span> green sweet pepper diced <\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> <\/span> head cauliflower cut in flowerets (briefly blanched)<\/span><\/div>\n
¾<\/span> cup<\/span> pimiento-stuffed green olives<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> cup<\/span> fresh parsley chopped<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> cup<\/span> green onions chopped <\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> fresh basil or dill chopped <\/span><\/div>\n
Salad sauce<\/div>\n
⅓<\/span> cup<\/span> white vinegar <\/span><\/div>\n
3<\/span> <\/span> garlic cloves minced<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> tsp<\/span> dry mustard <\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> tsp<\/span> Italian herb seasoning (oregano, basil and marjoram) <\/span><\/div>\n
1 ⅓<\/span> cups<\/span> oil (olive or vegetable)<\/span><\/div>\n
salt and pepper<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Directions<\/h3>\n
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In large salad bowl, combine pasta, celery, red, yellow and green peppers, cauliflower, olives, parsley, onion and basil; toss to mix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Vinaigrette<\/div>\n
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In food processor, blender or mixing bowl, combine vinegar, garlic, mustard and italian seasoning; blend well.
\nWith motor running or while mixing with wire whisk, add oil and process until well combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Pour half the vinaigrette over salad and toss to mix.
\nCover and let stand for a few hours or overnight.
\nRefrigerate during warm weather but serve at room temperature.
\nSeason with salt, pepper and more vinaigrette, if desired.
\nGarnish with basil leaves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","recipe_category":[60,58,83,85],"class_list":["post-7748","cp_recipe","type-cp_recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cp_recipe_category-brunch","cp_recipe_category-main-courses","cp_recipe_category-salads","cp_recipe_category-vegetarian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/7748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/cp_recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cp_recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Frecipe_category&post=7748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}