28 pasta salad option Recipes

pasta (cooked ), red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, salt, freshly cracked black pepper, pitted olive, chopped, zucchini, chopped, scallion (optional for garnish )

bow tie pasta, head broccoli , cut into florettes, red bell pepper, chopped, onion, minced fine, garlic cloves, minced fine, sun-dried tomato (either oil packed or reconstituted dried), sliced olive (black or green or a combination of both), chopped marinated artichoke, freshly grated parmesan cheese, red wine and vinegar salad dressing (i use paul newman s family recipe when i don tsp want to make my own.), salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, chopped fresh basil, cooked chickpeas (optional) or 1 cup grilled chicken (optional) or 1 cup cooked shrimp (optional)

garden rotini pasta (adds extra flavor, it has three colors, carrot and spinach flavors are usually added to the noodles), broccoli (cut into bite sized pieces), cauliflower (cut into bite sized pieces), baby carrots (sliced into thirds ), radish (i usually cut them into 1/4 or1/6), green peppers (diced ) (optional) or 1/2 red pepper (diced) (optional), black olives (slice, if you get the smaller presliced cans you ll need 2), cooked ham (diced ), hard-boiled eggs (large dice ), colby-monterey jack cheese (grated ), italian dressing, salt (optional), pepper (optional)

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

barbecue chicken, pasta spirals, lemons depending on your taste, a few handfuls of fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped, crushed /minced garlic, cobs of cooked corn, olive oil, extra optional ingredients - cubed , roasted pumpkin or sweet potato, cubed fetta cheese, sundried tomato

rotini pasta (1/2 box), cooked black-eyed peas (can use frozen, canned or homemade ), carrot, diced small, cooked salmon (canned works , but leftover salmon is great), artichoke heart (cut into quarters ), sliced mushrooms, lemon juice, greek yogurt, olive oil, salt (or to taste), pepper, garlic cloves (minced ), fresh cilantro (fresh, chopped fine ), green onions (sliced ), monterey jack pepper cheese (optional) or 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (optional)

rotini pasta (or corkscrew macaroni or penne), green asparagus, oil, sugar, black pepper (or to taste), tomatoes, halved (or use a combination of veggies), feta cheese, diced (low-fat is fine, can use less ), sunflower seeds (optional) or 1 tbsp pine nuts (optional)

shaped pasta, cooked and cooled, red capsicum, seeded and chopped (bell pepper), purple onion, chopped, pine nuts, toasted, sun-dried tomato, chopped, fresh basil or 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped, ear of corn , corn removed from cob (can use 1/4 cup tinned corn instead), lemon juice, light olive oil, brown sugar, salt and pepper, to taste

pasta (any kind that is the size of macaroni), diced celery, diced sweet onion, diced green onion, diced sweet pepper, diced tomato, sliced carrots or 1 cup shredded carrot, sliced and havled radish, sliced black olives, sliced green olives, diced cheese (any cheese you like), diced spam (optional) or 2 cups any cooked white meat, non red meat (optional), yogurt, sour cream, mayonnaise, ranch dressing, mrs. dash seasoning mix, ground black pepper, salt, garlic powder, salad seasoning , with, paprika

romaine lettuce, green pepper, sliced thinly, oranges or 1 yellow pepper, sliced thinly, tomatoes, halved, cucumber, peeled, seeded, and sliced, white shoepeg corn, drained, frozen green peas, shell pasta, sliced red onions (optional) or cheddar cheese (optional) or canned baby shrimp (optional)

pasta (i use tri-color rotini for color), ranch dressing, bacon crumbles (please don tsp use immitation bacon bits! big chunks of bacon are best. if you make your own, blot it really well.), cheese crumbles (or chop your own into small bits - not shredded ), red and green bell pepper, chopped, red onion, chopped, options, chopped marinated artichoke hearts, chopped green or black olives, corn, sun-dried tomatoes, chopped, fresh or dried dill, garlic, black pepper, use your imagination

pine nuts, garlic cloves, unpeeled, salt, salt, bow tie pasta, extra-virgin olive oil, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh basil leaves , packed (about 4 oz), baby spinach , about 1 oz (packed), pepper, lemon juice, parmesan cheese, grated (3/4 cup), mayonnaise, tomatoes, quartered (optional) or 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved (optional)

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

tri-color spiral pasta, cooked and drained, green pepper, chopped, red pepper, chopped, cucumbers, chopped, marinated artichoke hearts, chopped, onion, finely chopped, vine-ripened tomato, coarsely diced, black olives, sliced, hard salami or 1/2 lb pepperoni, diced, mozzarella cheese or 1/2 lb provolone cheese, diced, pepperoncini peppers (optional) or other hot pepper (optional), snow peas (optional), snap peas (optional), green peas (optional), broccoli (raw or blanched ) (optional), cauliflower (raw or blanched ) (optional), carrot (shredded or sliced ) (optional), green beans (raw or blanched ) (optional), lima beans (cooked and cooled ) (optional), garbanzo beans (cooked and cooled ) (optional), mushroom (fresh or canned ) (optional), olive oil, red wine vinegar, fresh basil leaves, chopped, garlic clove, crushed, anchovy paste (optional), salt and pepper

white wine vinegar, dijon mustard, fresh minced garlic, salt, extra virgin olive oil, honey (optional) or 1 -2 tsp white sugar (optional), zucchini (sliced lengthwise into about 1-inch thick slices), yellow bell pepper (halved lengthwise then seeded, can use 2 medium peppers), eggplant (chopped into about 1-inch cubes ), olive oil, uncooked medium pasta shell, cooked small shrimp, tomatoes, halved, crumbled feta cheese, red onion, diced, dried oregano (or to taste), salt and black pepper (to taste)

three-vegetable garden-style twirl pasta, shredded fat-free cheddar cheese, cucumber, peeled, sliced, and quartered, fresh tomato, peeled, and diced, red beans, fat-free italian salad dressing, tony chachere s cajun seasoning, garlic powder, cooked salmon (optional) or 4 oz packaged crabmeat (optional)

elbow macaroni cooked, redskinned potatoes, unpeeled, cubed and cooked, carrot coarsely shredded, minced red onion, stalk celery fine diced, mayonasise or enough to bind, salt and pepper to taste, variations, tuna/seafood, add 2 cans albacore tuna/seafood drained, turkey/chicken, add 2 cups diced cooked poultry, other options, cooked green peas, fresh chopped parsley or herbs to taste, chopped dried cranberries esp with the chicken

cooked quinoa or 2 cups kamut or 2 cups rice or 2 cups millet or 2 cups barley or 2 cups posole or 2 cups wild rice or 2 cups pasta shells, cooked chicken breasts (optional) or 1 cup salmon (optional) or 1 cup tempeh (optional) or 1 cup cooked beans (optional), carrot, diced, stalk celery or 1 stalk fennel, diced, red bell peppers or 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced, sliced scallions, toasted chopped nuts or sunflower seeds or eggs, slices or grated cheese, to garnish, salad dressing , of choice