15 Loaded, lite, and easy Pasta Salads to serve for summer meals this season. Serve on the side or as a complete meal, these pasta salads work perfect either way.
In my home, May marks beginning of grilling, potlucks, and outdoors. One thing that makes me happy about this season is - time to enjoy lots of salads! Today, when I was sifting through my favorite pasta salad recipes to serve on side of Grilled Lamb... I decided to also share this collection with you. So bookmark this collection and get ready to enjoy lite summer meals which have pasta but no heavy creamy dressings! Add a serving of protein of your choice, and meal is ready!
All of these recipes are perfect when just out of the refrigerator or at room temperature. Also, due to lite oil-based dressings, these salads don't get thick and dense like cream-based pasta salads. So, you can pack'em for lunch, carry'em to potlucks. Best of all, these can be prepared as quickly as boiling the pasta! Which is amazing when I'm serving food at moment's notice! :)
TIP: When serving cold pasta salads for gatherings, I setup a two-tier bowl, with bottom one filled with ice, top one with pasta salad. This way salad remains chilled without getting in any water or ice drippings.
Enjoy!
-Savita
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11 Responses
Krysten
These all look delicious! I made the ultimate greek pasta salad, its so easy to make. one of my favorites any time of year, but especially in the summer.Veronika
I gotta try the cauliflower couscous salad asap! THe tortellini one looks great too, that would be perfect for warmer weather.Erin
Oooh, that Greek orza pasta salad looks amazing! So do all the others. Cant wait to make my way through this list!DK Park
Such an amazing recipes, contains a wide variety of flavors, definitely trying each one out and enjoy it for myself!Lauren
I love a pasta salad anytime of the year. Ever single recipe on this list looks like something I would love. Saving this post to try some of these asap!veenaazmanov
Thanks for all the healthier Salad options. Pasta is one of my family favorite Dinner any day. Thanks for sharing.Kim
I made the Roasted Fennel and Artichoke Pasta Salad and it was so good! Love all the unique ideas here and definitely going to make more!Colleen
Wow, so many great pasta salad ideas in one place. I hope to make my way through all of them this summer. Thank you!Cathleen
Such a good collection of recipes! Can you believe that I have never made a pasta salad? This needs to change! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe :)Savita
I hope you get chance to try a few soon! Happy cooking.Gwynn
This is an amazing collection of pasta salad recipes. I want to make them all!