I love summer for the hot weather, the swimsuit-wearin’ all day long, and the somewhat lack of a schedule but most importantly because I can whip up this tasty side dish with our summer meals. It’s super fast to put together and is a great addition on the table when we entertain on the weekends!
This salad is served cold, how could a summer salad not be? The dressing is a little cheese-y and a little bit zippy…me likey a lot. You can easily customize it by adding in your choice of bell peppers, black olives, pepperoni, red onions, even corn kernels fresh off the cob.
Summer Pasta Salad
Recipe Type: Salad
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Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
- 1/2 box or 8 oz of dry pasta ( I love using cavatappi!)
- 1/2 cup of creamy Caesar dressing
- 1/2 cup Italian dressing
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- Diced red or green pepper, black olives, pepperoni, red onions, corn kernels
Instructions
- Boil the noodles according to the package directions in a medium sized pot.
- Rinse with cold water and drain, set aside.
- In a large bowl combine pasta, both dressings, parmesan cheese and any vegetables together.
- Mix well and refrigerate for a few hours until chilled.
The basic ingredients you’ll need…um, yum to the 12th power (math nerd alert!)
I diced up red and green peppers for this particular salad…love that pop of color it adds 🙂
Once your pasta has boiled, rinse with cold water and drain…
Then add in your vegetables of choice…
And mix in your Italian and Caesar dressings, and parmesan cheese…looking good, right!
Now you’ve got a great summer side dish for your next meal or outdoor get-together!!
Enjoy!
XOXO,
Thanks for the recipe! It looks easy and delicious – a perfect combination. 🙂 Adding it to next week’s menu!
Looks good! I am going to give this a try!
I’ll bet this beats BC’s “Suddenly Salad” all to pieces! 😉 Thanks!
Just a suggestion…I would leave the corn out and add diced cucumbers and peas…or add them with the corn…
I love me some pasta salad. And I have all these ingredients! I am thinking I will be making this tomorrow for lunch. And maybe add some chopped tomato!
Side dish? Dinner.
Obviously, I’m all about healthy eats! 😉
This looks delicious — am going to have to give it a try!
I love your recipes!!! 🙂
thank you for your wonderful recipes! I am trying your summer pasta tomorrow! It looks so refreshing. I need to spice up my lunches. I linked the recipe to your blog on my webpage under RECIPE BOX. It will soon be in the APPROVED RECIPES section. If you would like to add me feel free too! I’m at http://www.muffinsandmocha.com . Thanks again!
I LOVED this recipe! It tasted so fresh and was extremely easy to make. Will be making again for sure!
This recipe was so delish that I am making it a 2nd time around! Thankyou ~ ! I nominated you for The Super Sweet award located here : http://muffinsandmocha.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/nominated-for-super-sweet-blog-award/ Please feel free to check it out. Love your blog and look forward to more recipes!
I do weight watcher points and I added this to a recipe builder. If you switch to low cal Caesar dressing, use nonfat Italian dressing, and 9 oz of pasta it works out to 5 pp if anyone is interested. I calculated it to serve 6.