Make this recipe a recipe that people in that category can eat. categories: ['vegetarian'], recipe: pasta salad. fill a saucepan with water and bring to the boil. add pasta to the boiling water and cook for 10 mins. drain and run cold water over the pasta. add the meat and nuts to the pasta and mix together. dressing. put all ingredients into a jug and whisk together with a fork. pour over the pasta salad. cover with cling film and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Target recipe: cook pasta according to directions, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. while pasta is cooking, chop tomato, peppers and onion into very small pieces. add olives and mix. drain rotini; rinse with cold water for about 3 minutes. mix pasta with tomato, peppers, onion and olives. refrigerate for about 1/2 an hour. add salad dressing; mix well. add parmesan cheese; mix well. serve immediately. if you have left overs, you will have to "re-wet" salad by adding a little more salad dressing the next day, especially if you substitute the dressing with a fat-free dressing.