{"id":484,"date":"2019-06-29T00:23:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T00:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/?p=484"},"modified":"2019-06-29T00:23:35","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T00:23:35","slug":"one-more-delicious-holiday-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/2019\/06\/29\/one-more-delicious-holiday-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"One more delicious holiday salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since I had such luck with the potato salad being a delightful way to use a Dutch oven, I thought I\u2019d do it again with another family favorite.<\/p>\n<p>Ditalini salad sounds like something that probably once came on the side of the box for using ditalini pasta.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-467\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-467\" src=\"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190531_165801-300x271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190531_165801-300x271.jpg 300w, http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190531_165801-768x694.jpg 768w, http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190531_165801-1024x925.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190531_165801.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ditalini salad ingredients.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019ll never know since I can never find the dang pasta, even though I know it still exists because my family has made it using the traditional small, round tube pasta.<\/p>\n<p>In its place, I use small shells. They\u2019re close in size but they do tend to catch the other ingredients in its shell rather than being a separate mix. But otherwise it\u2019s a fine substitute and any small pasta will work.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the ingredients are either usually on-hand in any household or easy to find. I usually just have to get a bell pepper and a jar of pimiento peppers, and I\u2019m ready to go.<\/p>\n<p>Like with the potato salad, and my other pasta dishes this year, it\u2019s possible to cook the pasta in the Dutch oven, letting the main ingredient cool in a strainer while the Dutch oven cools as well. So it can be another simple one-pot dish. Just what\u2019s needed for a lazy long weekend. Happy (early) 4th!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-468\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-468\" src=\"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190531_165922-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190531_165922-272x300.jpg 272w, http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190531_165922-768x847.jpg 768w, http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190531_165922-929x1024.jpg 929w, http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190531_165922.jpg 1741w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The absolute best pasta salad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here\u2019s what I did:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 box (16 oz.) ditalini, or other small pasta, cooked<\/li>\n<li>1 jar (4 oz.) diced pimiento peppers<\/li>\n<li>1 small green bell pepper, diced<\/li>\n<li>3 T. white vinegar (you can use different, but I swear, the white works best for the authentic flavor)<\/li>\n<li>3 T. sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 T. olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Place the cooked and cooled pasta in a large Dutch oven. Stir in the peppers. Add the sugar, vinegar, and olive oil. Stir to combine. Refrigerate for a couple hours or overnight and enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since I had such luck with the potato salad being a delightful way to use a Dutch oven, I thought I\u2019d do it again with another family favorite. Ditalini salad sounds like something that probably once came on the side of the box for using ditalini pasta. 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