Pasta salad recipes please!?

None with italian dressing please! Also, no tomato's or olives. THANKS!Pasta salad recipes please!?
I'm with you on the no tomato's or olives. But if for company, you could put the grape tomatoes in. No flavor rubs off to offend those of us who hate tomatoes, or serve them in a dish on the side. Italian dressing, not only ultra boring and common, not appropriate for a nice summer pasta salad.





I like that spiral pasta for pasta salad.


I use chicken, cold broiled salmon, or tuna as the meat protein. The salmon is particularly nice.





cooked pasta


celery, sliced


grated carrot


chopped or sliced thin, green pepper


thinly sliced red onion


a nice sharp cheese


sliced cucumbers


apples (cut in bite-sized pcs)


and/or pics of naval orange


walnuts (sm. pcs.)


Choice of fish or chicken (optional)





I kind of wing it with dressings. I never use bottled dressings. I always make my own. I make many different types depending on the salad. For a summer pasta salad, I prefer a honey mustard, or a strawberry vinaigrette. Too spicy doesn't work with this salad, in my opinion anyway. I save the crushed, fresh garlic for a tossed salad dressing.





For a simple strawberry vinaigrette, I like to use a white wine vinegar with canola oil, 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar


add to that


crush tarragon


smidge of sugar


a squeeze of lime (or lemon) - Optional


crushed fresh strawberries





(I use my Magic Bullet to blend it all, but if you have a processor, that would be great. I wish I had one)





Add dressing last minute. Toss gentlyPasta salad recipes please!?
Here is your classic Macaroni Salad


Enjoy!





Classic Macaroni Salad


From Diana Rattray,





This macaroni salad is made with hard-cooked eggs, chopped vegetables, and a seasoned mayonnaise dressing. .


INGREDIENTS:


2 cups cooked macaroni, drained, rinsed, cooled


2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped


1/4 cup chopped celery


1/4 cup chopped onion


1/3 to 1/2 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing


2 teaspoons sugar


2 teaspoons vinegar


1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste


1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard opt.


pepper, to taste


PREPARATION:


Combine all macaroni salad recipe ingredients, using about 1/3 cup of mayonnaise and stir well. Add a little more mayonnaise, if necessary. Taste and adjust seasonings. Cover and chill for several hours before serving.


Makes about 4 sevings of macaroni salad.
1 pound elbow macaroni, cooked, drained, and cooled


3/4 cup sweet pickle relish


1 can (4 ounces) chopped pimiento


1/2 cup diced green bell pepper


1 tablespoon chopped parsley


2 teaspoons grated onions


1 1/2 teaspoons salt, or to taste


1 1/2 cups mayonnaise, divided


1/2 cup sour cream


1/2 cup milk, divided


fresh mixed salad greens


PREPARATION:


Combine relish, pimiento, green pepper, parsley, onion, salt, 1 cup mayonnaise, the sour cream, and 1/4 cup milk. Blend well. Add macaroni. Toss. Refrigerated covered several hours or overnight. To serve, combine remaining 1/2 cup mayonnaise with remaining 1/4 cup milk; stir into salad until moistened as desired.


Place macaroni salad in a serving bowl and garnish with greens.
This is my favorite pasta salad recipe.





1 pound of any shape pasta (I like bowties)


1 cucumber, sliced


1 red bell pepper, chopped


1 green bell pepper, chopped


5 green onions, sliced


1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil


The juice of two lemons


3 garlic cloves, minced


Salt and pepper to taste





Cook the pasta according to the directions on the box. Rinse with cold water.





I like to mix the dressing in a jar. Combine lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper in the jar and shake well.





Mix pasta with vegetables. Pour over the dressing. Mix well. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.





I also like to top individual servings with a little feta cheese. It is still delicious without the cheese.





I hope this helps!
Pasta shells


Spring onion


Sweetcorn (tin)


Tuna in Brine


Salad Cream


Mayonnaise





Boil pasta until cooked


Let pasta cool down


Then drain pasta and put in a bowl


cut two spring onions into pasta


Open tuna then drain juice


empty contents of tuna into the pasta, seperating chunks into smaller pieces


Open sweetcorn then drain juice


empty contents of sweetcorn into the pasta


Put three big table spoons of mayonnaise into pasta


Put one big table spoon of salad cream into pasta.





Mix all together.





Tada...


It's a wrap!


Delicioso
Here ya go:





Rotini Pasta (1 lb box), cooked, drained, and cooled (rinse with water and then drain and let cool to prevent clumps)





1/2 cup frozen green peas, thawed


1/2 cup diced ham or turkey (deli meat is fine)


1/2 cup celery, chopped


3/4 cup mayo


2 tablespoons deli mustard


1 tablespoon dried herbs of choice


salt and pepper to taste





Combine all ingredients and refrigerate an hour or so before serving. Use more or less mayo depending on the consistency you like. Good luck!
---EASY EASY---





**boil 1 box or bag of rotini pasta (garden rotini, it's different colors and prettiest)





**strain wash with cold water





**chop half a purple onion





**1 or 2 cans of sliced black olives (drained)





**You can add a bit of chopped sun dried tomatoes or chopped red bell pepper if you like





**combine all





**Stir in a cup and a half of zesty italian dressing (more or less to taste)





**DONE
Use some cold penne pasta, peas, carrots, broccoli. cucumber, diced red onion and green bell pepper and toss it with olive oil and champagne(white wine) or sherry viinegar.
Try a hot macaroni and cheese with fresh tuna salad.

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