Groovy ‘Who Brought That’ Pasta Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 pound tri-color rotini pasta
  • 1/2 cup water, divided
  • 5 drops red food coloring
  • 5 drops green food coloring
  • 5 drops blue food coloring
  • 5 drops yellow food coloring
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons dried parsley flakes, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 small onion, grated
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
  • 4 carrots, grated

Directions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain and rinse under cold water.

Sign up now and get up to
50% OFF
BRANDED KITCHENWARE

Email

Put 2 tablespoons water in each of 4 resealable plastic bags; add red food coloring to a bag. Add green food coloring to second bag. Add blue food coloring to third bag. Add yellow food coloring to fourth bag.

Divide rotini among the four bags; squeeze bag to evenly color rotini. Set aside to allow color to saturate, about 10 minutes. Transfer pasta to a large bowl.

Whisk sugar, vinegar, oil, parsley, salt, garlic powder, and pepper together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved into dressing.

Mix onion, green bell pepper, and carrots into pasta. Drizzle dressing over pasta mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate until flavors blend, at least 2 hours.