What's a good pasta salad recipe?

Question

it needs to be simple and delicious!

Thanks!

Answer 1

I have 2 recipes that I like for pasta salad, one uses traditional noodles, the rainbow kind and the other uses orzo pasta - it is awesome.  You can find them at:

http://www.cooking-is-easy-and-fun.com/S...

Answer 2

Here is my recipe:

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup corkscrew pasta -- uncooked

1 cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 clove garlic -- minced

1 tablespoon fresh basil -- chopped

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 cup cherry tomatoes -- quartered

1 cup broccoli florets -- blanched

1/2 cup ripe olives -- sliced



Directions:

In a large pot of boiling water, cook pasta until tender; rinse with cold water and drain. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine mayonnaise, vinegar, garlic, basil, salt, and black pepper. Add pasta, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, and olives; toss to coat well. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Serve chilled.

Answer 3

Chilled Spaghetti Salad

1 pound thin spaghetti, broken into 3-inch pieces

2 cucumbers

1 green bell pepper

2 medium tomatoes

2 medium onions

1 small bottle Italian dressing

1/2 (2 ounce) bottle McCormick's Salad Supreme Seasoning

Cook and drain spaghetti; set aside. Peel cucumbers; remove seeds and cut into small pieces. Cut green pepper, tomatoes and onions into small pieces. Mix all ingredients with the spaghetti including seasoning. Pour Italian dressing over all. Let marinate overnight

Answer 4

Italian Sausage Penne Pasta with Tomatoes and Peas and Sweet Corn Salad Recipe  



  



2 pounds sweet Italian sausage, roughly chopped

3/4 cups olive oil, divided

1 1/2 cups onion, diced and divided

1 tablespoon dried oregano, crushed

2 tablespoons garlic, chopped

6 cups plus 6 whole tomatoes, chopped

1/4 cup parsley, chopped

1 cup basil, julienned and divided

2 cups frozen peas

2 pounds penne pasta

3 ears corn, blanched

Salt and pepper

In a saucepan cook the sausage until almost finished and remove from the saucepan. To the saucepan add 1/4 cup of olive oil and heat. Then add 1 cup of onions, oregano and garlic and saute for 2 minutes. Then add 6 cups of tomatoes, parsley and 1/4 cup of basil. Simmer for 5 minutes than add back to the sausage and simmer for 10 minutes then add the peas. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Toss pasta with the sausage, add 1/2 cup of basil and season with salt and pepper.

Cut the kernels off the ears of corn and in a large bowl mix the corn with, remaining onion, 6 chopped tomatoes, basil and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

Answer 5

spinach artichoke pasta salad

Spinach artichoke pasta salad

Coarse salt

1 package fresh mushroom or chicken prosciutto or spinach filled tortellini (recommended: Contadina or Buitoni brands) available on dairy aisle in most markets

1/2 pound fresh baby spinach

1 (15-ounce) can baby artichoke hearts in water, drained and chopped

1 red roasted pepper, drained and chopped

1/2 small red onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, cracked from skin

1 lemon, zested

2 teaspoons lemon juice, the juice of 1 wedge

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, a couple of splashes

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped or 1/2 teaspoon dried leaves, eyeball it

Black pepper

A handful sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, coarsely chopped

Bring 5 or 6 inches of water to a boil in a large pot. Salt boiling water and add pasta. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until pasta is just tender and the tortellini are floating like buoys. Drain tortellini, then cool the cooked pasta by spreading them out on a large plate or a cookie sheet in a single layer.

Coarsely chop baby spinach. Combine with artichoke pieces, roasted red pepper and red onion. Chop garlic, then add salt to it and mash it into a paste with the flat of your knife. Transfer garlic paste to a small bowl and add lemon zest, lemon juice and vinegar to it. Whisk in oil, thyme and pepper. Add pasta and sun-dried tomatoes to the salad. Dress salad and gently toss. Serve or refrigerate