How to Prepare Yummy Brad's Easter pasta salad

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Brad's Easter pasta salad. Check out our Easter Pasta Salad video. We shot this in our RV on Easter Sunday at Hilton Head. Get easy to make Easter salad recipes.

Brad's Easter pasta salad Whole-wheat pasta is just what it sounds like -- pasta made using the whole grain of the wheat, which gives it a slight nutty taste. If you rinse the pasta, you cool it down faster. I'm assuming that the goal is to have the pasta salad room temp. You can have Brad's Easter pasta salad using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Brad's Easter pasta salad

  1. It's 12 Oz of small shell pasta.
  2. It's 2 of Roma tomatoes, diced.
  3. It's 1 of LG ham steak.
  4. You need 1 cup of shredded mozzarella.
  5. Prepare 1 of LG can black pitted olives, sliced.
  6. It's 5 sprigs of fresh dill, chopped.
  7. You need of Juice of half a lemon.
  8. It's 1/4 cup of ranch dressing.
  9. You need of Mayonnaise.
  10. It's 1/2 tsp of garlic powder, dry mustard, black pepper.

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Brad's Easter pasta salad instructions

  1. Bring 4 qts water, 1 tbs oil, 1 tbs kosher salt to a rolling boil. Add pasta. Cook 8 minutes to al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water..
  2. When drained, add to a large mixing bowl. Add tomatoes, olives, and lemon juice. Mix well and let acids blend for a few minutes..
  3. Heat a dry pan on medium heat. Fry ham steak until browned on both sides. Remove and cool. Trim any fat and bone. Dice ham and add to pasta..
  4. Add rest of ingredients except mayo. Mix well..
  5. Use mayo to bring to desired creaminess. I used about a third of a cup..
  6. Refrigerate an hour before serving. Garnish with fresh dill. Enjoy..

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