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Old 19-03-2010, 10:13
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I want to make a pasta salad - any advice on how to cook/store it? When I cook pasta and keep some for the next day, it goes a bit peculiar - it looks sort of chalky at the edges. The middle tastes all right but the outside is a bit hard (this is usually negated once it's re-cooked but obviously with pasta salad that's not an option).

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Old 19-03-2010, 10:21
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I have never had that with pastsa. Are you stirring anything into it? I sometimes drizzle oil on it afterwords to stop it sticking together if I am doing ti plain. Otherwise as shops do it, mayonnaise is the answer
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Old 19-03-2010, 12:13
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just sounds like it's undercooked
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Old 19-03-2010, 12:19
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I always put olive oil in with mine to cook, often I cook it in a microwave dish with a lid, stirring half way through.
It does keep it nice and separate .
It's good to add a little more oil or bertoli if you are reheating.
Probably for a salad you would rince it well after cooking, it could be the starch leaving it chalky.
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Old 19-03-2010, 12:57
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I'll try putting some olive oil on it then Thanks!
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