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    Published: May 17, 2017 · Modified: Feb 9, 2020 by Anna Luther · This post may contain affiliate links ·

    Recipe: Cool Cucumber Pasta Salad

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    Whether you're feeding a crowd or just have a garden overflowing with cucumbers, this easy pasta salad is always a hit, and it's the perfect dish to bring to a cookout. It's crispy, cold, sweet and refreshing - just what you want during the summer heat. Cut the sugar in half to make it a healthy option.

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    Recipe: Cool Cucumber Pasta Salad

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    The perfect recipe for a potluck or summer cookout.

    Ingredients

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    • 8 ounces tube pasta
    • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    • 2 medium cucumbers, thinly sliced
    • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
    • 1-½ cups sugar (I usually use ¾ cup – the full recipe is a little sweet for me)
    • 1 cup water
    • ¾ cup vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon mustard
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon pepper
    • ½ teaspoon garlic salt

    Instructions

    1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water.
    2. Place in a large bowl; stir in oil, cucumbers and onion.
    3. Combine remaining ingredients; pour over salad and toss.
    4. Cover and chill for 3 – 4 hours.
    5. Serve with a slotted spoon.

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    1. The Tall Chick {Mary} says

      July 06, 2011 at 2:09 am

      YUMMMYYYY!!! Hope you all had a great long weekend.

    2. Ginger Snaps says

      July 06, 2011 at 2:23 am

      Looks so good. Our garden is just about ready for the picking & we should have lots of cucumbers. We'll have to try this out. Yum! Following you from Tip Junkie‘s link party. Would love to have you link this up to my {wow me} wednesday link party going on right now over on my blog. Hope to see you there. 🙂

      Ginger
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    3. Lisa says

      July 06, 2011 at 1:10 pm

      Sounds great! I love cucumber and I've never had anything like this! Thanks so much for sharing it!

    4. Katie @ This Chick Cooks says

      July 06, 2011 at 6:48 pm

      That salad looks so fresh and yummy for summer. I wanted to invite you to come over and share your recipe at These Chicks Cooked Recipe Spotlight today. Have a great day 🙂

      Katie

    5. Ms Bibi says

      July 06, 2011 at 9:01 pm

      That does sounds like a hit to me. Pasta and fresh cold cucumbers...perfect summer salad if you ask me.

      Hope you can come by and this recipe at Foodie Wednesday
      http://www.frugalwannabecooks.com/2011/02/blue-cheese-wedge-salad.html

    6. Kelli @ RTSM says

      July 07, 2011 at 7:35 pm

      I'm not a huge cucumber fan but I'm sure my hubby and boys would have no problem finishing this off on their own:)

    7. Kristin says

      July 07, 2011 at 8:28 pm

      Yummy. This is like my cucumber salad except with pasta. I never thought of adding pasta.
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    8. shopannies says

      July 08, 2011 at 1:16 am

      two of my favorites cool cucumbers and pasta together sounds awesome come see me at http://shopannies.blogspot.com and see what I shared

    9. Mary @ Redo 101 says

      July 11, 2011 at 6:54 pm

      Oh my, that looks sooo good. I'm copying and pasting the recipe so I can print it - cannot wait to try it. I love cucumbers so much, and the combination here sounds really yummy. Thanks for sharing at Motivate Me Monday - and I'm your neweest follower!

    10. Steph at I'm Still Learning says

      May 24, 2013 at 9:14 pm

      Awesome! Thanks! Always looking for new dishes to bring to those cookouts. I'm SO Pinning this!

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