# Pasta Salad

A refreshing pasta salad recipe, perfect for a Pakistani dawat, especially during summer.

- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 cups Macaroni
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 0.5 Cucumber
- 10 Carrot batons
- 250 g Sweetcorn
- 0.5 Sweet gem lettuce
- 1 large Apple
- 600 g Potato salad
- 1 cup Light mayonnaise
- 0.5 teaspoon Black pepper
- 0.25 teaspoon Sugar

## Instructions

1. First, boil water in a pot.
2. Add 1 and 1/2 cups of macaroni to the boiling water.
3. While the macaroni is cooking, finely chop the cucumber.
4. Finely chop the carrots.
5. Finely chop the sweet gem lettuce.
6. Add the chopped cucumber, carrots, and lettuce to a large mixing bowl.
7. Add the sweetcorn to the mixing bowl.
8. Peel and finely chop the apple.
9. Add the chopped apple to the mixing bowl with the other vegetables and fruits.
10. Rinse the cooked pasta with ice cold water and drain it.
11. Add the cold pasta to the mixing bowl with the chopped fruits and vegetables.
12. Add 600g of potato salad to the mixture.
13. Add around 1 cup of mayonnaise.
14. Add 1 teaspoon of salt, half a teaspoon of black pepper, and a little sprinkle of sugar for seasoning.
15. Mix all ingredients thoroughly until well combined.
16. Serve the pasta salad in a serving bowl.

## Equipment

- Pot
- Measuring cups
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Mixing bowl
- Strainer
- Spatula

## Tips

- Finely chop all fruits and vegetables for best results.
- Rinse cooked pasta with ice cold water to cool it down.
- It's better to refrigerate the pasta salad before serving as it tastes better cold.
- For convenience, it is advised to buy the potato salad from the supermarket when preparing for a dawat.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdmCGq26/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/234e0882-3ec0-4f0c-b91b-0e12834f1d9d
- Extracted: 2025-07-21

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