Jo Mama”s Pasta Salad

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

• 2 cups shell macaroni (the little ones are best)
• 1 med cucumber
• 6-8 radishes
• 4-6 green onions
• veggie mayo
• salt
• pepper

Directions:

Cook pasta till done. In the meantime, peel and seed cucumber (cut lenghtwise, scrape out seeds with spoon) then slice thinly. Wash and slice radishes thinly. Slice green onions. Drain pasta, allow to cool or run cold water over it and allow to dry. Combine veggies and pasta sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste (1/2 to 1 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. pepper, more if desired) Add 2-3 heaping large spoonfuls of veggie mayo (Start with 2, to make creamier, add more). Not the teaspoons, the larger spoons in your spoon drawer. Chill until flavors have blended, 1-2 hours, but sometimes we can''t wait that long, so we steal bites from the fridge.

Originally this recipe included shrimp, but my vegan daughter adapted it, like a lot of my recipes, because she can''t eat teriyaki tofu without it.

That''s all folks! More Jo Mama''s recipes to come!

Serves: 4-6

Preparation time: 20 mins.