🎃 Spooky Black Pasta Salad with Mozzarella Eyeballs 👁️🍝

Make your Halloween menu eerily unforgettable with this creepy, fun, and delicious Black Pasta Salad. Complete with mozzarella “eyeballs,” crunchy veggies, and a zesty lemon garlic dressing, it’s sure to haunt your guests' taste buds—in the best way!

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📝 Ingredients:

• 8 oz black pasta (squid ink pasta or black bean rotini)

• 1/2 cup shredded carrots

• 1/2 cup shelled edamame (steamed and cooled)

• 1/4 cup diced red onion

• 1/3 cup Tessemae’s Organic Lemon Garlic Dressing

• 12–15 mozzarella pearls

• 6–8 black olive slices (pitted)

• Optional: plastic spiders or skeleton hand for decoration (not edible)

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🧑‍🍳 Instructions:

1. Cook the Pasta

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the black pasta and cook according to the package directions (typically 7–9 minutes) until al dente. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process and cool the noodles quickly.

2. Prepare the Veggies

While the pasta cools, prepare the vegetables:

• Peel and shred the carrots (or use pre-shredded).

• Steam the edamame if raw, then let them cool.

• Finely dice the red onion.

3. Mix the Salad

In a large mixing bowl, toss the cooled pasta with shredded carrots, edamame, diced red onions, and Tessemae’s Lemon Garlic Dressing. Stir gently to coat everything evenly.

4. Chill

Cover the bowl and place the salad in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. This allows the flavors to meld and the pasta to absorb the dressing.

5. Create the Eyeballs

While the salad chills, prepare your spooky eyeball toppings:

• Slice black olives into thin rounds.

• Press one olive slice gently onto the top of each mozzarella pearl to create the look of an eyeball.

• For an extra creepy touch, you can use a tiny piece of red onion as a “vein” under the olive slice.

6. Assemble and Serve

Just before serving, arrange the mozzarella “eyeballs” on top of the salad. Space them out evenly so each portion gets a frightful bite!

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👻 Tips for Serving:

• Serve in a white bowl to make the black pasta pop.

• Decorate with faux spiders or skeleton props to complete the Halloween look.

• Great for Halloween parties, spooky potlucks, or themed dinners.

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Enjoy this ghoulishly good dish that’s as tasty as it is terrifying! 🕷️🍴

Let me know if you want a Vietnamese version or a printable graphic card for the recipe!