How do you make pasta salad from scratch?
Good news – it’s easy! With a few simple ingredients you can start making one of our top 10 crowd-pleasing cold pasta salads in no time.
1. Pasta Fetta Salad
For the perfect accompaniment to a barbecue or picnic, you can’t go past this tangy Pasta Fetta Salad.
2. Bacon and pasta salad
Take two of our favourite summertime salads – coleslaw and pasta – and mix them together to make the perfect take-along dish for any get together: Bacon and Pasta Salad. The smoky flavour of bacon is a welcome addition to a salad, especially in a recipe like this one that includes a creamy mayonnaise dressing to bind it all together.
3. Creamy pasta salad
If you’ve ever wanted to replicate the pasta salad found in the supermarkets then this recipe is for you. With the perfect balance of pasta, veggies and creamy dressing, this is sure to become a firm family favourite.
4. Quick and easy pasta salad
When time isn’t on your side this is the recipe to turn to. The unexpected zing from the sweet chilli salsa, together with the crunch from the fresh capsicum, make this salad a full-flavoured addition to the table that anyone can whip up in minutes.
5. Spicy Bacon and Pasta Salad
Turn up the heat with this Spicy Bacon and Pasta Salad, complete with celery and corn for an element of crunch.
6. Pasta Salad
This Pasta Salad includes a few more unusual additions: English mustard, soy sauce and celery salt, but the results speak for themselves. The final salad is rich, spicy and creamy and has oodles of flavour to keep you coming back for more.
7. Cold pasta salad
If you want to put cooked pasta to good use, try transforming it into this Cold Pasta Salad. An extra dash of paprika mixed with mayonnaise and tomato paste makes this creamy salad satisfying and delicious.
8. Seafood pasta salad
For a colourful – and flavourful – salad, you can’t go past this recipe. From the italian salad dressing to the parmesan cheese, the creamy seafood to the chopped green capsicum, this recipe has both buckets of flavour and irresistible creaminess figured out.
9. Curry pasta salad
Curry is one of our favourite additions to this Curry Pasta Salad, and here it’s mixed with cheddar cheese and mayonnaise to make a creamy salad with a little bit of zing. Try adding your choice of veggies to the bowl for even more crunch.
10. Barbecue chicken pasta salad
When it comes to chicken salads, this Barbecue Chicken Pasta Salad is hard to beat. Made with barbecue chicken and a tangy mustard dressing, it is the ideal dinner to whip up in minutes on a hot summer’s day.
For more ideas, visit our Spaghetti and pasta recipes collection, or browse through 19 creamy pasta bakes to feed your cheese cravings gallery.
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