101 cold pasta salads Recipes

pasta noodles (cooked for 12 minutes and drained with cold water), frozen cooked shrimp (your seafood preference) or imitation crabmeat (your seafood preference) or fresh crabmeat (your seafood preference) or 1 can tuna (your seafood preference), garden ranch dressing, paul newman red wine and vinegar salad dressing (chilled), old bay seasoning, green onion (chopped ), head of raw broccoli, head cauliflower, zucchini , green squash, grated carrots, dill pickles, baby corn

angel hair pasta, green pepper, diced, sweet onion, diced, cucumbers, peeled and diced, roma tomatoes, diced, good seasons italian dressing (prepare like it says on the envelope), kroger brand salad seasoning (or any other brand )

elbow macaroni (or twisted pasta), mayonnaise (more or less ), tuna in water, drained (i use 2 cans), hard-boiled egg (optional), chopped onion (i like vidalias), chopped dill pickles, celery seed (or 1/2 cup fresh chopped )

tuna (i use about 4 or 5 8oz. cans), sharp cheddar cheese, miracle whip, pickle relish (based on pref.), pasta noodles (i use small shells ), paprika (for color )

uncooked penne pasta, halved grape tomatoes, frozen whole kernel corn, thawed, chopped green bell pepper, prepared pesto sauce (classico is great!), shaved parmesan cheese (or shredded )

whole-wheat pasta, arugula, pine nuts, toasted, sliced sun-dried tomatoes, pesto, goat cheese, crumbled

uncooked small pasta shells, cooked small shrimp, peeled and deveined, frozen peas, thawed, sliced green onions, minced fresh parsley, reduced-fat mayonnaise, reduced-fat plain yogurt, lemon juice, minced fresh dill, salt, pepper

pasta, boiled with salt,drained and rinsed in cold water (your choice...we usually use rotelle or rotini), italian dressing (we use fat-free viva italian, or fat-free walden farms italian), stuffed green olive, sliced or chopped, carrot, shredded or diced, cucumber, quartered and sliced (optional), grape tomatoes or 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved (optional), imitation bacon bits (bacos), shredded mozzarella cheese (optional), salt , to taste, course ground pepper , to taste

spaghetti or angel hair pasta, creamy peanut butter, rice vinegar, soy sauce, chili-garlic sauce or a dash of hot pepper sauce, sesame oil (optional), grated fresh ginger, grated lime zest, kosher salt, canola oil, fresh cilantro, roughly chopped (optional), chopped scallions (optional), salted peanuts, roughly chopped (optional)

hot dogs (any variety), kidney beans, rinsed, penne pasta, brown mustard, ketchup, relish, chili powder

orzo pasta, olive oil, red wine vinegar, red onion, grape tomatoes, fresh basil leaf, feta cheese, frozen peas, thawed, pine nuts, lemon zest, pepper, garlic powder, salt

corkscrew macaroni, miracle whip, sugar, white vinegar, cheddar cheese, cubed, cucumber , to taste, green onion , to taste, red pepper , to taste, tomato , to taste

multi-colored spiral shaped pasta, cooked, rinsed with cold water, drained, black olives, sliced, bacon, thick-sliced, cooked and crumbled, roma tomatoes, diced, broccoli, diced, parmesan cheese, grated, italian dressing , bernstein s cheese and garlic

shaped pasta (angel hair, linguine and spaghetti won tsp work), salmon or left over cooked, chopped or sliced black olives, onion chopped, tomato chopped, mayo, salt & pepper to taste, tarragon, dill

cold cooked pasta (shapes ), stalks celery, sliced, red apple, chopped, spring onions, finely chopped, frozen sweetcorn, thawed, raisins, salted peanuts, mayonnaise

coloured rotini pasta (cooked, drained and rinsed under cold water), chopped cooked ham, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped, plum tomato, chopped, red onion, chopped, frozen peas, thawed, crumbled blue cheese (or use 1 cup finely cubed cheddar cheese) or 1/2 cup feta cheese (or use 1 cup finely cubed cheddar cheese), fresh ground black pepper (to taste), salt (to taste if needed), mayonnaise, prepared hidden valley original ranch dressing (can use more , or use favorite brand ranch dressing), red wine vinegar, seasoning salt (or use 1/2 tsp white salt), minced fresh garlic (or use 1 tsp garlic powder, or to taste)

shell pasta, cooked,rinsed with cold water and set aside, fennel bulbs, cut in half lengthwise, sweet onion, sliced 1/2 inch thick, olive oil, plum tomato, diced, kalamata olive, pitted and sliced, fresh basil or 1/2 cup fresh dill or 1/2 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped, garlic, unpeeled (for roasting with fennel and onion), balsamic vinegar, olive oil or 1/3 cup vegetable oil, barbecue sauce, lime juice, romano cheese, grated, crushed red chili pepper

seashell pasta, hot dogs, sliced 3/4-inch thick, green manzanilla olives stuffed with pimento, halved, mild cheddar cheese, cubed, creamy salad dressing (such as miracle whip), or as needed