Cold Pasta Salad

Requirements :

Shell Pasta – 1 cup

Carrot – 2 tbs

Onion – 2 tbs

Cauliflower – 6 florets

Capsicum – 2 tbs

Salt

Pepper – ¼ tsp

Butter – ¼ tsp

For white sauce :

All purpose flour – 1 tbs

Milk – 1 cup

Butter – ¼ tsp

Method :

White sauce :

Melt the butter in a pan .

Add the flour and roast well.

Add in the milk and stir continuously.

After five minutes the sauce will thicken , take off from flame and let it cool.

Cook pasta :

Add the pasta and 2 cup of water , let it cook.

Add in a tsp of oil.

Cook for 5 – 6 minutes.

Drain in a colander and keep it under the running water for two minutes.

Vegetables :

Chop the carrot , onion and Bellpepper to fine sticks.

Blanch the cauliflower florets in hot water for five minutes.

Melt the ¼ tsp butter and sauté the carrot , bell pepper and cauliflour for two minutes.

Let it cool.

Mixing of salad :

In a large bowl , add in the cooked pasta. Followed by the chopped onion and sauted vegetables.

Pour the cold white sauce on top and mix gently.

Add the salt and pepper and mix once.

Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight and serve. Cold pasta salad is ready to serve. Enjoy this healthy , nutritious and colorful pasta...........