Please give me your fave pasta salad recipe.
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Anonymous
| I have to bring a large pasta salad to a get together. I don't want to bring the standard macaroni picnic salad. I have three color rotini pasta. Any suggestions? |
Anonymous
| I like simple pasta salads. With tri-color rotini, I'd add cubed fresh mozarella, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped fresh basil and dress with balsamic vinegar, evoo , salt/pepper. |
Anonymous
| I don't think you can use the tri-color rotini but the Barefoot Contessa's orzo shrimp salad is the best thing ever. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/roasted-shrimp-and-orzo-recipe/index.html |
Anonymous
| I do tri colored rotini, feta, halved cherry tomatoes, black olives, chopped yellow and green pepper, Italian salad dressing. Love all the colors. |
Anonymous
| I'm a fan of feta in pasta salads. Definitely the cherry tomatoes, basil, olives, maybe some kind of meat - the mini pepperoni slices are good. |
Anonymous
| Pasta salads are a little vulgar. How about something with couscous or bulgar wheat? |
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Anonymous
Because she wants to make a pasta salad with tri colored rotini. Perhaps it is what she has on hand. Why would you criticize such a simple request? |
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If you aren't gone already, there's a technique from America's Test Kitchen: make a super flavorful sauce (vinegar, minced garlic, pepperoncini juice) and pour half of it on the hot pasta, cool and dress with the rest of the sauce, plus mayo. It's incredibly flavorful.
Also, not for the tri-color, but Hawaiian Macaroni Salad looks good. Not that I've ever gotten around to trying it. |
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Anonymous
| Pesto is really good in pasta salad |
Anonymous
| How about a nice three bean salad? |
Anonymous
No thanks, I prefer my bean salad to be rude and surly. |
Anonymous
No, that's a mean salad. |