15 Pasta Salad Recipes | Gimme Some Oven (2024)

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Everyone loves a good summer grill-out, with some burgers and bratson the grill. But let’s be real — the highlight of any picnic (and we would contend, any Thanksgiving feast as well!) is rarely the main dish.

It’s all about the sides!!!

Especially all of the famous side salads.

You’ve got your traditional potato salad, fruit salad, broccoli salad, and green salads galore. But if you’re really lucky? Pasta salad will make an appearance. And not necessarily the infamous Italian tri-color pasta salad of of our childhoods, or its blobby, mayo-drenched counterpart. Modern pasta salads are full of delicious, fresh, and creative ingredients. Plus they’re typically very quick and easy to make, and easy to prepare in advance, which makes them perfect for busy summer days.

So today, we’ve found 15 cool and creative pasta salads to share with you that would be perfect for your next summer BBQ. From a pasta with a fun southwestern spin, to a bright and colorful peanut and ginger flavored soba noodle salad, these recipesare more inventive than the stuff you grew up with, and are sure to please a crowd.

Enjoy!

Easy Summer Pasta Salad | Two Peas and Their Pod

Mediterranean Tortellini Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette | Joanne Eats Well With Others

5-Ingredient Pasta Salad | Gimme Some Oven

Vegan Macaroni Salad | Minimalist Baker

Healthy Southwest Pasta Salad with Chipotle-Lime Greek Yogurt Dressing | Ambitious Kitchen

Tzatziki Pasta Salad | Spicy Southern Kitchen

Sugar Snap Pea and Carrot Soba Noodles | Cookie and Kate

Asparagus and Arugula Pasta Salad | Gimme Some Oven

Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven

Hayley Putnam lives to eat, and loves writing, particularly about food! She contributes to Foodie Crush, and also bakes and blogs for her own little nook of the food blogosphere,Tiptoes in the Kitchen.She lives in Greensboro, N.C., with her husband Jay and their four-legged furry daughter, Luma. You can also find Hayley on Pinterest and Instagram.

14 comments on “15 Pasta Salad Recipes”

Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness — July 20, 2015 @ 6:36 am Reply
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I LOVE me a good pasta salad, and all of these look so tasty! I might just need to have a pasta salad dinner so I can try all of them! Pinned!
- Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — July 20, 2015 @ 4:41 pm
  
  Thanks Taylor! And a pasta salad dinner sounds like an excellent idea —YUM! :)
Amber@twobirdperch — July 20, 2015 @ 12:12 pm Reply

OH, this is fantastic, thanks for sharing. I need to shake up my pasta salad routine and that Mexican Pasta Salad looks delish!
- Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — July 20, 2015 @ 4:38 pm
  
  Thanks Amber, so glad you liked this roundup!
Libby — July 20, 2015 @ 5:27 pm Reply

these all look delicious! very timely. thank you!
- Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — July 21, 2015 @ 11:20 am
  
  Thank you Libby, we’re glad you like the roundup!
Susan — July 25, 2015 @ 10:47 pm Reply

Great set of recipes! I found quite a few that I would be interested in trying.
- Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — July 29, 2015 @ 10:01 am
  
  Thanks Susan!
Vanessa — September 15, 2015 @ 2:10 am Reply

Hi, I wanted to make this for an event that ill be doing. Ill be serving 300ppl. In your opinion could I prep this the night before? Or what would you suggest? Thanks!
- Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — September 15, 2015 @ 11:01 am
  
  Hi Vanessa! Wow, that’s a lot of people! We absolutely think prepping the night before would be fine. Good luck with everything!
Vanessa — September 15, 2015 @ 2:11 am Reply

This was for the kale ceaser pasta salad
Delia — December 7, 2015 @ 1:57 am Reply

Fantastic ideas, love it
- Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — December 7, 2015 @ 10:57 am
  
  Thanks Delia!
Aunty lei — February 15, 2017 @ 11:45 am Reply

I just love pasta salads I’m gonna try some of these yummy recipes

15 Pasta Salad Recipes | Gimme Some Oven (2024)

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