California Spaghetti Salad

California Spaghetti Salad

from therecipecritic.com
15 min

California Spaghetti Salad is a delicious pasta salad filled with fresh veggies and covered in a zesty Italian dressing.  With all those flavors and colors making one beautiful and tasty side dish, there is no doubt this will be the hit of your next gathering!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound thin spaghetti, broken into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, chopped in half
  • 1 cucumber, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1/2 red onion, diced
  • 1 can black olives, drained and sliced
  • 1 bottle Italian salad dressing 16 ounces
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions

  1. 1

    Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain using a colander and rinse in cold water.

  2. 2

    Add the cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red bell pepper, red onion, and olives in a large bowl.

  3. 3

    Whisk together italian salad dressing, parmesan cheese, sesame seeds, paprika, celery seed, and garlic powder. Pour over salad and toss until coated. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.