Awesome Pasta Salad and Watermelon Margaritas
June 29, 2016
AWESOME PASTA SALAD
I don’t know about you but I know that when I am preparing for a few days or even an afternoon of cruising the last place I want to be is in the kitchen with a complicated, lengthy recipe. So in the spirit of getting out into the sunshine and onto the water faster, here’s a terrific pasta salad recipe that is easy, is full of flavour and will feed a bunch of hungry boaters.
Ingredients
1 (16 ounce) package fusilli (spiral) pasta
3 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 pound provolone cheese, cubed
1/2 pound salami, cubed
1/4 pound sliced pepperoni, cut in half
Instructions
1 large green bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 (10 ounce) can black olives, drained
1 (4 ounce) jar pimentos, drained
1 (8 ounce) bottle Italian salad dressing
Prep – 30 m
Cook – 10 m
Ready In – 40 m
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain, and rinse with cold water.
In a large bowl, combine pasta with tomatoes, cheese, salami, pepperoni, green pepper, olives, and pimentos. Pour in salad dressing, and toss to coat.
Recipe courtesy of AllRecipes.com
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WATERMELON MARGARITA
Made with frozen watermelon, tequila, and our classic Margarita Cocktail Mixer, you’ll want to keep extra watermelon on-hand in the freezer in order to blend a batch of this fruity summertime refresher at a moment’s notice.
Ingredients
3 cups (750 mL) cubed seedless watermelon
½ cup (125 mL) PC BLACK LABEL MARGARITA COCKTAIL MIXER
¼ cup (50 mL) tequila
¼ cup (50 mL) orange-flavoured liqueur (such as Grand Marnier or Cointreau)
1 ¼ cups (300 mL) ice cubes
1 lime, cut in thin wedges
Kosher salt
Instructions
Place watermelon cubes in resealable freezer bag; freeze for 2 hours.
In blender, combine frozen watermelon cubes, margarita mix, tequila, orange liqueur and ice cubes; blend until smooth.
