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Summertime Pasta Salad

Appetizers, Cheese, Delicious, Game Day, Grilling, Kids, Pasta, Salad, Sides, Snack, Vegetables July 14th, 2010


It’s barbecue and grilling season, and this always means a good ‘ol get together with family, friends, or neighbors. I consider them all the same, which would be friends. When we have a get together, my default reaction is ‘what can I make’ or better yet, depending on the audience, ‘what should I make’? These are standard questions to bounce off my wife, to only get a feel for what she would want to eat at a party.

Summertime Pasta Salad Recipe

For the most part, my wife typically defaults to the standard response of pasta salad. Not sure why. I do know that she does really love my Asian pasta salad, as well as another one I make that has some pretty big flavors, and for the most part, Wisconsin written all over it. So, pasta salad it was for a small get together last week.

The great thing about most pasta salads is that you can be as creative as you want with the ingredients, including spices.

Ingredients:

Begin by cooking your pasta. This should only take about seven minutes or so. During this time, prepare the remaining ingredients.

To a large bowl, add in the ingredients, holding back on the salt and pepper. Drain the pasta, run under cold water, and drain again. Shake to remove any excess water.

Add the pasta to the large bowl, and with a large spoon, mix to combine all of the ingredients. Give a generous pinch of salt and pepper, mix, and taste. Season with additional salt or pepper if you feel necessary. Enjoy.

Curious, what is your “go to” pasta salad during grilling season?

3 Responses to “Summertime Pasta Salad”

  1. lo @ Burp! Says:
    July 14th, 2010 at 5:14 pm

    Our “go to” salad usually consists of whole wheat penne with a bit of crab, some chopped red pepper, a few scallions, and a white balsamic vinaigrette. Simple, but very tasty — and the non-mayo dressing gives the salad a bit of longevity in the hot summer sun.

  2. Jessica Says:
    July 15th, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    This sounds so good! I just got some Himalayan pink salt, HimalaSalt, from Sustainable Sourcing https://secure.sustainablesourcing.com and I think I’ll try it out in this recipe. Thanks for sharing!

  3. Vicki Says:
    July 16th, 2010 at 10:42 am

    My go to pasta salad is a very simple one of penne pasta, very thinly sliced cucumbers and onions in a tart sweet dressing. Recipe posted in Tasty Kitchen “Cool Cucumber Salad” hmmmmm

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