Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, italian pasta salad. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
A stupidly easy Italian pasta salad with rotini, juicy tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, red onion, salami, olives, herbs, and a drench of quick homemade Italian dressing. So many tasty Italian pasta salads to choose from. Antipasto and pesto salads, creamy or tangy salads, and many more. Pasta salad is truly as easy as boiling water and tossing in a few key ingredients.
Italian Pasta Salad is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Italian Pasta Salad is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have italian pasta salad using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Italian Pasta Salad:
- Make ready Half yellow bell pepper, diced
- Take Half orange bell pepper, diced
- Get 1/2 cup cucumbers, diced
- Take 1/3 cup red onion, diced
- Get 8 oz grape tomatoes, halved
- Get 1 cup Italian style finely shredded cheese
- Get 1 (16 oz) bag of tri-color rotini pasta
- Prepare 1 cup Italian dressing
- Get to taste Salt and pepper
- Make ready 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
The Best Italian Pasta Salad Recipe, hands down. Your new go-to pasta salad for spring! I was inspired to make this because I went on a Salami Bender* after the Salami Cream Cheese Roll I shared a couple of weeks ago. I could never be a food magazine editor.
Instructions to make Italian Pasta Salad:
- In a large pot, bring water to a boil and cook noodles according to directions on package
- Drain noodles and rinse with cold water
- Mix in all vegetables, seasonings, cheese, and dressing. Refrigerate leftovers!
I was inspired to make this because I went on a Salami Bender* after the Salami Cream Cheese Roll I shared a couple of weeks ago. I could never be a food magazine editor. Easy Italian Pasta Salad takes just minutes to make and can be eaten right away or refrigerated. Tender rotini pasta, cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, black olives, and feta cheese covered in Italian. Easy Italian pasta salad loaded with fresh vegetables, mozzarella, salami, and tossed in a tangy herb vinaigrette.
Use Food to Boost Your Mood
A lot of us think that comfort foods are bad for us and that we must avoid them. If your comfort food is candy or junk food this might be true. At times, comfort foods can be utterly nutritious and good for us to consume. There are a number of foods that, when you eat them, can boost your mood. If you seem to feel a little bit down and you’re in need of a happiness pick me up, try some of these.
Eggs, believe it or not, can be truly wonderful at beating back depression. Just make sure that you do not throw away the egg yolk. The egg yolk is the part of the egg that is the most important in terms of helping raise your mood. Eggs, especially the yolks, are loaded with B vitamins. These B vitamins are great for helping to improve your mood. This is because the B vitamins increase the function of your brain’s neural transmitters (the parts of the brain that affect how you feel). Try eating an egg and cheer up!
Put together a trail mixout of various seeds and nuts. Almonds, cashews, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and so on are all great for improving your mood. This is because seeds and nuts have lots of magnesium which increases your brain’s serotonin levels. Serotonin is called the “feel good” substance that our body produces and it tells your brain how you should be feeling at all times. The more serotonin you have, the happier you will feel. Not just that, nuts, in particular, are a fantastic protein food source.
Cold water fish are good if you would like to be in a better mood. Cold water fish including tuna, trout and wild salmon are high in DHA and omega-3s. These are two substances that increase the quality and function of the grey matter in your brain. It’s true: consuming a tuna fish sandwich can seriously raise your mood.
It’s not hard to overcome your bad mood when you eat grains. Barley, quinoa, millet, teff, etc are all good for helping you feel happier. These foods can help you feel full for longer as well, which is a mood improver. Feeling hungry can be a real downer! These grains can help your mood elevate since it’s not at all difficult for your body to digest them. These foods are easier to digest than others which helps kick start a rise in your glucose levels which in turn kicks up your mood to a happier place.
Green tea is excellent for moods. You were simply waiting to read that, weren’t you? Green tea is high in a particular amino acid known as L-theanine. Studies have shown that this amino acid essentially stimulates brain waves. This helps sharpen your mental energy while at the same time calming your body. You already knew that green tea helps you feel better. And now you know it can help raise your mood as well!
Now you know that junk food isn’t necessarily what you have to eat when you are wanting to help your moods get better. Test out these tips instead!
