groovy 'who brought that' pasta salad

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 pound tri-color rotini pasta
• 1/2 cup water, divided
• 5 drops red food coloring
• 5 drops green food coloring
• 5 drops blue food coloring
• 5 drops yellow food coloring
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup vinegar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons dried parsley flakes, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 small onion, grated
• 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
• 4 carrots, grated

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 40 mins


• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain and rinse under cold water.
• put 2 tablespoons water in each of 4 resealable plastic bags; add red food coloring to a bag. add green food coloring to second bag. add blue food coloring to third bag. add yellow food coloring to fourth bag.
• divide rotini among the four bags; squeeze bag to evenly color rotini. set aside to allow color to saturate, about 10 minutes. transfer pasta to a large bowl.
• whisk sugar, vinegar, oil, parsley, salt, garlic powder, and pepper together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved into dressing.
• mix onion, green bell pepper, and carrots into pasta. drizzle dressing over pasta mixture; toss to coat. refrigerate until flavors blend, at least 2 hours.