IWONA'S "IN THE KITCHEN!" BLOG - LAYERED SUMMERTIME SALAD

HERE’S A SCRUMPTUOUS SUMMER RECIPE FROM IWONA!

Recipe Summary

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 16 servings

Ingredients:

2 cups uncooked gemelli or spiral pasta

1 cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon sugar

˝ teaspoon garlic powder

˝ cup sliced green onions

4 bacon strips cooked and crumbled divided

4 cups torn romaine

1 cup fresh snow peas trimmed and halved

cup fresh cauliflower florets

1 cup fresh broccoli florets

1 large sweet red pepper chopped

1 cup shredded Swiss cheese

Preparation:

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile in a small bowl

combine the mayonnaise lemon juice sugar and garlic powder; set aside.

Drain pasta and rinse in cold water; toss with onions and half of the

bacon.

In a large salad bowl layer half of the romaine pasta mixture peas

cauliflower broccoli red pepper mayonnaise mixture and cheese. Repeat

layers. Sprinkle with remaining bacon. Cover and refrigerate until

serving.

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Posted: Wednesday July 04 2007 5:26 AM by Dean’s Team