Colorful Food Dish (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
01 -
16-oz box of rotini pasta
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Blue food dye (liquid)
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Red food dye (liquid)
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Fresh cherry tomatoes
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Cubes of mozzarella cheese
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Sliced pepperoni
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Whole black olives
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Bottle of Italian salad dressing
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Parsley (chopped and fresh) for topping
# Instructions:
01 -
Boil the pasta till it's firm to the bite, as the box suggests. Pour into a strainer to drain the water.
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Take two plastic bags, add water and blue dye in one, and water with red dye in the other.
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Split the cooked pasta into three portions. Put one part in the red bag, another in the blue bag, seal them, and gently mix until the colors soak in.
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Coat the final third of the pasta in a little olive oil so it doesn't take on any color.
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Grab a big bowl, toss in all the pasta (plain and dyed), the tomatoes, cheese cubes, pepperoni, olives, and a splash of Italian dressing. Stir till it's all blended nicely.
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Keep the bowl covered and refrigerate for at least an hour before digging in.