and what are burgers without a good pasta salad........Mastocholi

If I was to tell the family I was making "Mastocholi" they would say WHAT!!!!??????? In our house this is called "Jan Struck Salad" as the recipe came from my sister in law.....

Mastocholi

1 cup salad oil
1 cup white vinegar
1 cup sugar (last time we cut this to 1/2 cup and it was plenty sweet)
1 Tablespoon salt (I use sea salt and cut amount in half)
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 Tablespoon Accent
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
4 Tablespoon parsley flakes
2 Tablespoon dry mustard
Mix above ingredients together and allow to set for 24 hours
16 oz. package Mostocholi pasta (I also use rotini or pena if you can't get the Mostocholi pasta)
1 onion minced
1 cucumber, seeded and minced
1 6 oz. jar pimento, drained
1 green pepper diced
Cook pasta. Drain and rinse. Mix noodles, cucumber, pimento and green pepper with the dressing. Allow to set for 24 hours.


Yes, this salad does take 48 hours to make. You can eat it before that but it is much, much better if the flavors are allowed to meld :)