 We're going to break the rules here. Most Americans are very familiar with al dente. Keep some more texture to the pasta. In pasta salad, because we're going to chill it really, really well, the pasta firms up during that process. So we're actually going to overcook this pasta by about two to three minutes. It's going to seem pretty soft, but then as we chill it down, it's going to firm back up a little bit.