6 most pasta salad Recipes

vegetable oil, ground cumin, curry powder, cooking sherry or 2 tbsp rice wine, pasta, vegetable oil, boneless chicken breasts, mayonnaise, plain yogurt, head garlic , roasted and minced (sugarpea s roasted garlic paste highly recommended), white pearl onions, peeled, quartered and sections mostly separated (you can also use frozen pearl onions), olive oil, dijon mustard, salt, dill, dried and crushed, marjoram, dried and crushed, savory, leaves dried and crushed (optional), green beans (optional) or 2/3 cup peas, cooked (optional), ground black pepper, salt , to taste, chopped parsley, to garnish

most of a 1 lb package of pasta , i used mini-bowties, garlic, kosher salt, divided, juice of 1 lemon, good olive oil, fresh basil leaves (to your taste), chiffonade, capers (good substitute : kalamata olives), cucumber , peeled if waxed and chopped, tomato, green onions, chopped fine, freshly ground pepper to taste, quartered, marinated artichoke hearts

light chunk tuna in water, mayonnaise or 8 tbsp light, sweet relish (optional), stalks celery, diced, vidalia onion, diced, carrots , cut into half circles, green peas (fresh or frozen , thaw if frozen), lemon juice or 1 -1 1/2 tsp lemon extract, lettuce leaves or spinach leaves, to serve over, dry medium pasta shells, salt and black pepper, shredded cheddar cheese (optional) or monterey jack cheese (optional)

shell pasta (i like small shells , ditalini or anything small in shape. rotini, spirals, and penne is too big to m), snow peas (ends trimmed and cut in half on an angle), frozen baby peas (thawed ), shallots, thin sliced, roasted red pepper vinaigrette, chives, chopped fine, salt, pepper, roasted red peppers (most jars are about 7 oz, if you want to make your own, approximately 1 large bell pepper roasted pe), balsamic vinegar (you can substitute red wine if you want, it changes the flavor a bit but it will work just fine), garlic, minced, shallots, minced, olive oil, honey, red pepper flakes (optional), salt, pepper, grated parmesan cheese