With Halloween around the corner, many people are using any excuse they can to be festive.
These excuses include throwing potlucks and parties with orange and black food.
Themed food often translates into birthday party-appropriate baked goods, but Halloween doesn’t have to always be synonymous with spider cupcakes. This recipe for pasta salad gives you the option of bringing real food to an event without leaving the theme behind.
This pasta salad is flavorful and easy to customize with your choice of vegetables. Even though the recipe calls for half a cup of most ingredients, you can easily throw in a fourth-cup more of carrots and olives to emphasize the seasonal theme. The olives resemble spooky eyes on a bright bed of crisp carrots.
Even though the blustery winds of the season lead to the need for warm plates and steaming hot ciders, this pasta salad can start a new tradition of cold and refreshing party dishes that have elements of fun and practicality.
It’s easy to spoon this salad into containers to take to work and remains tasty for quite a few days if refrigerated properly.
The next time you are entertaining, think about putting the pumpkin cookie aside and going for pasta.
