| Pasta salad can be made in a variety of different | | | | Salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste |
| ways. The recipe found in this article is for a version | | | | Directions |
| that uses smoked salmon. It also contains | | | | Get a pot that is sufficiently large, and fill it most of |
| mayonnaise -- although you could make a substitute | | | | the way with water. Lightly salt it and, over high |
| for this, such as blending even parts of sour cream, | | | | heat, bring it to a boil. Add the pasta and allow it to |
| yogurt and cottage cheese. As directed, the recipe | | | | reach a boil again. Do not cover the pot while letting |
| should be sufficient servings for roughly 6 people. | | | | the pasta cook. Once it is thoroughly cooked, yet a |
| The entire preparation and cooking time could be | | | | bit firm, take it aside. This may be about 12 minutes. |
| around 30 minutes, although this may vary. | | | | Drain the pasta and use cold water to rinse it. Then |
| Ingredients | | | | set it in a bowl to be mixed with the rest of the |
| 11 oz. pasta of your choice | | | | ingredients. |
| 1 onion, chopped | | | | Mix all four vegetables and the smoked salmon into |
| 1 small carrot, grated | | | | the pasta, getting the ingredients distributed evenly. |
| 1/2 c. celery, chopped | | | | Separately, mix the lemon juice and mayo, as well as |
| 1/2 c. cucumber, diced | | | | any spices like salt, pepper, etc. Pour the sauce into |
| 8 oz. salmon, smoked, in 1/2 in. pieces | | | | the pasta salad, and again distribute everything as |
| 2 tsp. juice of lemon | | | | evenly as possible. |
| 1/3 c. mayo | | | | |