Lemon Dill Pasta Salad
My illness is finally fully behind me. The sun has got the color circulating back into my ole' jack-o-lantern, I have enough energy to run barefoot in the mud for a mile, and my appetite is back to it's usual ravenous state.
It was really warm out today. The warmest day we've had this year. So I decided that a grill-out was in order. I had Dad grill the burgers and Piggie slice the watermelon. I made homemade hamburger buns, a salad, and...
Lemon Dill Pasta Salad
1 lb. pasta, cooked and drained (I used penne, because that's what I had, but what I really wanted was those macaroni noodles that are kind of twisty and have grooves in them. Also, this made a ton, so you will probably want to at least half the amount of pasta. If you're feeling health conscious, go ahead and cut the amount of butter too)
1 stick of butter
1 T dill weed (if you can get your meathooks on some fresh dill, then you will be even more awesome than me, which is obviously saying a lot.)
1/2 t pepper
1 t salt
The juice and zest of two lemons
1 T sugar
2 C sliced cucumbers
1 C sliced red onion
2 C cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half
A few tablespoons of olive oil
It was really warm out today. The warmest day we've had this year. So I decided that a grill-out was in order. I had Dad grill the burgers and Piggie slice the watermelon. I made homemade hamburger buns, a salad, and...
Lemon Dill Pasta Salad
1 lb. pasta, cooked and drained (I used penne, because that's what I had, but what I really wanted was those macaroni noodles that are kind of twisty and have grooves in them. Also, this made a ton, so you will probably want to at least half the amount of pasta. If you're feeling health conscious, go ahead and cut the amount of butter too)
1 stick of butter
1 T dill weed (if you can get your meathooks on some fresh dill, then you will be even more awesome than me, which is obviously saying a lot.)
1/2 t pepper
1 t salt
The juice and zest of two lemons
1 T sugar
2 C sliced cucumbers
1 C sliced red onion
2 C cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half
A few tablespoons of olive oil
- Melt the butter in the hot pasta.
- Cool and toss with the rest of the ingredients.
- Chill until ready to serve.
- Drizzle with some olive oil if the noodles drank all the juice while you weren't looking.
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