[recipe] Rasta-Pasta and Bean Salad

[Guest guest]

Here is a very filling, colorful and delicious salad

recipe I came up with one day when I had to take

a dish to a potluck. Everyone loved it, and some

even ate it like a salsa with corn chips. *lol*

 

I have a co-worker that is allergic [deathly] to any

type of pepper, even black pepper seasoning.

I have made this for her before without any of the

peppers and she really loved it.

Enjoy!

 

Rasta-Pasta and Bean Salad

 

2 cups small shell pasta, cooked and drained

1 15 1/2 can black-eyed pea beans, drained

1 15 1/2 oz. can black beans, drained

1 15 1/2 oz. can garbanzo beans, drained

1 sweet red bell pepper, chopped

1 cup celery, chopped

3 green onions, chopped

1 cup cilantro, chopped

 

Dressing:

3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar

3/4 cup olive oil

2 Tbs. minced cloves garlic

1/2 tsp. dry mustard

1 tsp. cumin

1/2 tsp. paprika [i used a smokey paprika]

1 Tbs. poppy seeds

1 Tbs. sesame seeds

2 tsp. celery seed

salt and pepper to taste

 

 

In a large bowl, combine all salad ingredients. 

Mix together all the dressing ingredients in another bowl.

Pour over salad and toss to evenly coat. 

Cover and refrigerate several hours. 

 

~ PT ~

 

Make yourselves nests of pleasant thoughts.  None of us yet

know, for none of us have been taught in early youth, what

fairy palaces we may build of beautiful thought--proof

against all adversity.  Bright fancies, satisfied memories,

noble histories, faithful sayings, treasure-houses of

precious and restful thoughts, which care cannot disturb,

nor pain make gloomy, nor poverty take away from us--houses

built without hands, for our souls to live in.

~ John Ruskin