50+ Friends Club Cookbook -- Salads and Dressings -- Cajun Style Pasta Salad

50+ Friends Club Cookbook
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Cajun Style Pasta Salad

From the Kitchen of: Pepper

1		Bell pepper, chopped
1		Red onion, chopped
2-3		Tomatoes, quartered
1	can	Ripe olives, drained and sliced
1	pkg	Vermicelli, cooked and drained
1	bottle	Italian dressing (16 oz)
1	pkg	Dry Italian seasoning
1/4	bottle	Salad supreme seasoning (or to taste)
1	lb	Cooked shrimp, drained. (You may substitute 1 lb tuna, chicken or smoked sausage for shrimp)

Mix bell pepper, red onion, tomatoes olives, and vermicelli in a bowl.
Next combine Italian dressing, Italian seasoning and salad supreme seasoning in a separate bowl.
Pour the dressing mixture over the pasta mixture and marinate 2-3 days.
Then add shrimp or other meat and serve.
The salad will keep for days without the meat added to it.
The dressing alone will keep for weeks.