4 pasta salad blue grapes Recipes

packaged dry mafalda , large bow tie, or campanelle pasta, mesclun or other spring greens, grape tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, halved lengthwise, crumbled gorgonzola, blue , or feta cheese (2 oz), olive oil, white wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar, salt and freshly ground black pepper, pine nuts, toasted

rotini pasta, cooked and drained , cooled completely (corkscrew shape), fresh broccoli, florets only , cut into bite-sized pieces, white seedless grapes or 2 cups red seedless grapes, halved, approximately, to taste, black olives (small or medium size), red onion, sliced thinly or finely chopped, chunky-style bleu cheese salad dressing, approximately to taste, do not use fat free (such as marie s), salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, crumbled cooked bacon or sunflower seeds, optional garnish

chicken flavored ramen noodles, fresh spinach leaves torn into bite sized pieces, cooked cubes chicken, red seedless grapes halved, diced red bell pepper, chopped cashews, crumbled blue cheese, minced garlic, olive oil, lemon juiced, mayonnaise, red bell pepper cut into rings