Pasta Salad! Show me you favorite recipe!

[sallyomally]

Summertime, Fourth of July, picnics always seem to call for a good pasta salad.
Share your favorite recipes here.

 

[Moll Flanders]

It's not very interesting but I usually have conchiglie pasta with mixed bell peppers, sweetcorn, red onion, cherry tomatoes and maybe chickpeas with Italian dressing.

 

[sallyomally]

Mmmmm.... I picked up some chickpeas yesterday. Found a layered pasta salad recipe that includes them.

 

[kibbleforlola]

Bowtie or other shaped pasta
Cherry tomatoes sliced in half
Mozz "cheese" cubes
Pesto

Easy as that.

 

[sallyomally]

How do you make your pesto?

 

[kibbleforlola]

Several handfuls of basil
about a fourth cup of pine nuts
a palm full of walnuts
three or four cloves of garlic
a small shallot
salt
good parm cheese (could use nutritional yeast or just leave out)
good olive oil

Throw in food processor and blend.

 

[mlp]

Pasta + sliced mushrooms + olives + tomatoes + whatever other fresh veggies come to mind + Italian sald dressing (This is my default for picnics, barbeques, or any other occasion where the sald will be unrefrigerated for a while. The maudhrooms kind of *cook* in the dressing if made the night before.))

Pasta + frozen peas + finely diced onions + whatever else strikes your fancy + vegan mayo, salt and pepper.

Pasta + pesto sauce (I posted my recipe in the recipes section) + tomatoes + black olives

Chickpeas added to any of the above for protein and because I LOVE chickpeas.

 

[Freesia]

i make my pesto with basil, garlic, olive oil and salt, various ground nuts. Sometimes I add ground almond if it is getting too basil/centric.

 

[Envy]

Bowtie or other shaped pasta
Cherry tomatoes sliced in half
Mozz "cheese" cubes
Pesto

Easy as that.

You forgot the chik'n!

 

[Rosie1]

Oooo, I like this thread!
*watched*

 

[sallyomally]

Ready to make pesto!

 

[shyvas]

As long as it is wholewheat, spelt pasta, al dente and seasoned with evo dressing whilst it is warm, anything goes.