4 pasta salad blue cheese grapes Recipes

packaged dry mafalda , large bow tie, or campanelle pasta, mesclun or other spring greens, grape tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, halved lengthwise, crumbled gorgonzola, blue , or feta cheese (2 oz), olive oil, white wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar, salt and freshly ground black pepper, pine nuts, toasted

penne pasta, cooked and cooled to room temp, tomatoes or 2 cups grape , halved, fresh basil leaves, lightly packed or 4 tbsp dried basil, crumbled blue cheese, olive oil, white wine vinegar, salt and pepper

rotini pasta, cooked and drained , cooled completely (corkscrew shape), fresh broccoli, florets only , cut into bite-sized pieces, white seedless grapes or 2 cups red seedless grapes, halved, approximately, to taste, black olives (small or medium size), red onion, sliced thinly or finely chopped, chunky-style bleu cheese salad dressing, approximately to taste, do not use fat free (such as marie s), salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, crumbled cooked bacon or sunflower seeds, optional garnish