California Spaghetti Salad

I have to eat more healthy so I will be posting more "heart-smart" recipes.  Although, do not be surprised if I post something that may not be all that healthy we still need to enjoy life.  Today's recipe came from Facebook and was originally posted by Homemade Recipes.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound thin spaghetti broken into 1 inch pieces
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes chopped in half
• 2 zucchini medium, diced
• 1 cucumber large, diced
• 1 green bell pepper medium, diced
• 1 red bell pepper diced
• 1 red onion large, diced
• 2 cans ripe olives 2-¼ ounces each sliced, drained

Dressing:

• 1 bottle Italian salad dressing 16 ounces
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:

• Cook the pasta according to package directions.
• Drain using a colander and rinse in cold water. 
• Add cherry tomatoes, zucchini, cucumber, green and red bell pepper, red onion and olives in a large bowl.

To make the dressing:

• Whisk together italian salad dressing, parmesan cheese, sesame seeds, paprika, celery seed, and garlic powder.
• Pour over salad and toss until coated. 
• Cover and refrigerate from 3 hours to overnight.