Salsa Pasta Salad

Salsa Pasta Salad

What to bring to pot luck???  That is always the question I am faced with. What tastes good now and an hour from now....  Well I had to bring a pasta salad dish for the Judges to eat at my daughter's gymnastics meet.  The pasta salad was to be served with chili.  Yes this is an odd combination.  Allrecipes.com did not fail me.  This pasta salad turned out wonderfully.  The parents and the judges loved it.  The only sad thing was there wasn't any leftover to bring home.

Ingredients:
2 cups dry rainbow radiatore pasta
1 onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives
3 tomatoes, diced
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles
1/3 cup distilled white vinegar 

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 tablespoon chili powder
 

Directions:1.     In a large pot with boiling salted water cook radiatore pasta until al dente. Drain.
2.     Meanwhile, combine chopped onion, bell pepper, olives, tomatoes, and green chilies in a large bowl.
3.     In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, cilantro, garlic salt, lemon juice, vegetable oil, sugar and chili powder.
4.     Mix cooked pasta with vegetables. Toss with cilantro dressing and serve.