Pasta Salad Recipes

Combine two classics—macaroni and potato–to make a delicious summer salad. This dish is best served immediately, while the bacon is still warm.

Make this Soba Salad with Grilled Eggplant and Tomato for a delicious vegetarian lunch or dinner. 

A high proportion of vegetables turns this Pasta Salad with Roasted Broccoli into a light, nutritious meal.

Salads aren't just about greens! This refreshing and light pasta salad with corn, leeks, tomatoes, lemon and ricotta is sure to satisfy.

Make this Greek-Style Pasta with Shrimp for easy summer entertaining. If the pasta salad seems a bit dry, stir in a little more yogurt just before serving.

This colorful, flavorful pasta salad makes a family-friendly side dish for any warm-weather gathering, and it's name, Wacky Mac, is fun for the kids, too.

Try this delicious macaroni pasta salad, a favorite with Emeril Lagasse and his family. It makes for a great side dish for a summertime party. 

Citrusy and cilantro-packed, this Pasta Salad with Peas and Summer Beans dish pairs well with grilled chicken or tuna. It would be equally delicious with mint, parsley or a combination of fine herbs.

This Warm Tomato Pasta Salad is a caprese-inspired dish is perfect for feeding a crowd.

Create this Whole-Wheat Orzo Salad with Broccoli-Pine Nut Pesto that's adapted with permission from "Super Natural Every Day: Well-Loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen" by Heidi Swanson, copyright 2011. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc.

This Pasta Salad with Slow-Roasted Tomatoes and Basil dish can be enjoyed cold or at room temperature—perfect for a potluck or picnic.

This Ravioli Salad with Cilantro Pesto, Olives, and Pepitas recipe was adapted from Super Natural Every Day by Heidi Swanson (Ten Speed Press; 2011). It makes for a delicious pasta salad to bring to any summertime potluck. 

This recipe works well using leftover or rotisserie chicken. Yogurt and lemon create a tart, creamy sauce without adding a lot of fat.

For a quick and hearty lunch, mix pasta with bottled pesto sauce.

This Asian noodle salad makes for a briny and delicious lunch.

Sardines in a pine-nut-and-fennel sauce add complex flavors and protein to this easy pasta dish.

This Orzo and Zucchini salad tastes best at room temperature, so prep it and stow it for a bit while cooking the rest of your meal.

For a quick, easy, and delicious meal, make this Pasta, Arugula, and Mozzarella Salad for supper in under 30 minutes.

This Orzo and Snap Pea Salad combines the tasty vegetable with the delicious pasta. A cross between snow peas and English (regular) peas, sugar snaps have a pod that contains small peas. The entire pea is edible, including the pod.

The snow peas add crunch while the feta cheese gives this pasta salad a salty bite.

Japanese soba noodles, made with buckwheat flour, add fiber to this high-protein dinner featuring asparagus and shrimp. 

French breakfast radishes add crunch and spiciness to this soba noodle salad.

Cold peanut noodles get a fresh reboot in this veg-forward entrée salad. After mixing thin spaghetti or ramen with a gingery sesame sauce, you fry garlic slivers for a crunchy garnish, then sizzle juicy shrimp in the same pan. Lastly, the salad: an aromatic bouquet of cucumber, radishes, cilantro, and mint.

In this salad, the hot pasta will wilt the spinach and soften the squash. Firm tofu, cut into cubes and cooked in a nonstick pan, can be used in place of shrimp for a vegetarian-friendly option.