Cosmic Wheels Pasta Salad Donna, well noted ;)

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Heh! Donna

 

Printed and ready to try, when kids are about

 

 

 

 

Best Wishes,

Wee

 

 

On 28 Sep 2006 at 15:13, Donnalilacflower wrote:

 

> OK time for some hippie food. I had to give this a

> special name since I was

> cooking this one day while listening to Donovan's

> Cosmic Wheels and the pasta

> is wheel shaped.

>

> " Cosmic Wheels Pasta Salad "

>

> 8 ounces of uncooked wagon wheel pasta (boil until

> done and drain)

> 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

> 1 cup frozen corn thawed or canned corn

> 1 cup chunky salsa (mild, medium or hot)

> 1/3 cup Italian salad dressing of choice

> 2 garlic cloves, squeezed

> dash of cumin

> dash of hot red pepper flakes add as much as you can

> take

> dash of salt if you desire

> 2 tomatoes, chopped

> 1/3 cup cilantro, chopped

> 8 ounces cheddar cheese (1/2 to mix in salad and 1/2

> to garnish)

> 2 cups corn tortilla chips, coarsely broken (1 cup to

> mix in salad, 1 cup for

> garnish)

> 1 avocado, diced (garnish)

> *Optional-sliced olives for garnish

> *Optional-serve with lime wedges to squeeze over top

> or to put in your beer

>

> Mix all ingredients together except avocado, 1/2 of

> the cheese and 1/2 of the

> corn chips.

> After salad is well blended, garnish with balance of

> cheese and chips and

> place diced avocado over top.