Cool Cucumber Pasta Salad

From my friend Sheila Rose Schroeder ......Karla, this is one of my favorite and most requested recipes. It is the perfect summer salad, but I love it any time of year.

Cool Cucumber Pasta Salad

8 ounces penne pasta
1 Tbs. vegetable oil
2 medium cucumbers, sliced very thin
1 medium onion, sliced very thin (I cut the onion in half first)
1 ½ cups sugar
1 cup water
¾ cup cider vinegar
1 Tbs. prepared mustard
1 Tbs. dried parsley flakes
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
½ garlic salt

Cook the pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Place in a large bowl; stir in oil, cucumbers and onion. *This is a very important step, to mix the oil with these ingredients until well coated.

Combine the remaining ingredients; pour over salad and toss. Cover and chill for 3-4 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve with a slotted spoon.


Sheila also wrote,   Karla, here is a website & FB page you (and others) may enjoy. She is very well known and followed here in SE Idaho. She even published a book (available on Amazon) called 'The Zucchini Houdini.' When she was a newscaster in Pocatello for several years, they had her on a cooking segment. They also publish her recipes in the Pocatello paper. and I think of you when I see them. It is: Tales of the Dinner Belle. For the website, just add .com