Make Your Own Pasta Salad Recipes

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MAKE YOUR OWN PASTA SALAD

This is a basic pasta salad recipe, which is easy to tweak or add extra veggies to, depending what you have on hand. I like to make this on Sundays and keep it in the fridge for quick healthy lunches/dinners during hectic work weeks. It really doesn't take much time to make your own dressing for pasta salads and the results are much fresher-tasting and well worth the effort.

Provided by Eat Your Vegetables

Categories     Penne

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13



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Steps:

  • Place pasta, cheese, tomatoes, vegetables and olives in a large bowl.
  • Mix dressing ingredients in a blender.
  • Pour dressing over pasta mixture and toss to coat.
  • Refrigerate until serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 328.7, Fat 18.8, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 6, Sodium 704.8, Carbohydrate 33.1, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 1.8, Protein 7.4

8 ounces pasta, cooked (penne is my favorite for this)
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
2 ounces cheese, of your choice (provolone, feta, and pepper are good)
7 ounces pitted olives, of your choice (black and kalamata work well)
1 cup vegetables, of your choice (artichokes, green onions, bell peppers, cucumbers with seeds removed, etc.)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup vinegar, of your choice (red wine or cider)
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon onion powder

MAKE-YOUR-OWN-SALAD

Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Time 20m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 23



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Steps:

  • For the dressing: Add the mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, Parmesan, mustard, pepper, anchovies and garlic to a blender and blend until smooth.
  • Chop the parsley, dill and basil finely, add to the blender and pulse to combine. Pour into a mason jar until ready to use.
  • For the salad: Arrange the spinach, green leaf lettuce, iceberg, croutons, Cheddar, tomatoes, bacon bits, eggs, carrots, cucumber and red onion however you like in a bowl, pour over dressing to taste and serve.

1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 dash cracked pepper
2 anchovies, roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic, grated
1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves
2 teaspoons fresh dill
12 fresh basil leaves
8 ounces spinach leaves
1 head green leaf lettuce, chopped
1/2 head iceberg lettuce, chopped
2 cups store-bought croutons
1 cup grated Cheddar
1 cup red cherry tomatoes
1 cup yellow cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup bacon bits
6 hard-boiled eggs
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
1 cucumber, sliced and halved
1/2 red onion, diced

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