Autumn's bounty pasta salad
Pasta and macaroni
Italian cuisine

Who says pasta salad has to be a summertime dish? Okay, honesty time, when I think about pasta salad, I conjure up images of picnics and beautiful weather. But pasta is versatile! Salads are versatile! Why pigeonhole pasta salad? <br /> <br />I work at a great small company in St Paul; one of the ways they show appreciation for the employees is by having a potluck lunch in the middle of the day every few months. Two tricky factors: I am the only vegetarian employee, and the office's sole means of heating things is a microwave. Since I don't own a crock pot, this means bringing something that's still delicious served cold, and something substantial enough to be a main course (since my coworkers often bring meat dishes). After a few potlucks, I had burned through all my still-great-cold potluck standbys — a challenge I happily embraced. A number of dishes were born from these creative obstructions; this one is my favorite.
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