Memorial Day, for all practical purposes, marks the beginning of summer. Everyone break out the flip flops and say a collective “Aahhhh.”
It also means I’ll start enjoying pasta salad. Call me strange, but I can only eat pasta salad in the summer. To me, eating macaroni salad in January is like Donald Trump’s hair…it’s just wrong. But even in summer, one can only eat so much macaroni salad. Every once in a while you’ve got to broaden your horizons and branch out into the big, wide pasta salad world.
After surfing the web, I’ve found some great new recipes from some of my favorite bloggers just in time for this weekend’s picnics. Here’s a handy list for your summer enjoyment. You’re welcome.
- Caprese Pasta Salad @ The Cooking Photographer
- Fruity Pasta Salad @ Cooking During Stolen Moments
- Lemon Basil Pasta Salad @ Serious Eats
- Pasta Salad with Roasted Tomatoes @ Sea Salt with Food
- Jola’s Pasta Salad with Pesto, Sundried Tomatoes, Garlic and Cracked Pepper @ Coffee and Vanilla
- A to Z Pasta Salad @ Fatfree Vegan Kitchen
- Summer Pasta Salad @ Novel Eats
- Supreme Pizza Pasta Salad @ Becky’s Blog
- Pesto Pasta Salad @ Simply Recipes
- Sesame Pasta Salad @ The Good Mood Food Blog
- Seafood Pasta Salad @ Judy’s Kitchen
- Pasta Salad With Slow Roasted Tomatoes, Grilled Zucchini, and Basil @ Kalyn’s Kitchen
- Mal’s Pasta Salad @ Carrots ‘n Cake
- Genoa Pasta Salad @ A Little Bit of Everything
- BLT Chicken Pasta Salad @ Being Frugal is Fabulous
- Greek Pasta Salad with Feta and Chicken @ Brandon’s Marathon
- Feta and Carmelized Onion Pasta Salad @ Hopie’s Kitchen
- Asian Chicken Pasta Salad @ Snapshots of Life
- Mint-Basil Chicken Pasta Salad @ Cookin’ Canuck
- Roasted Shrimp, Orzo and Feta Salad @ Simple Daily Recipes
- Pasta Salad with Pesto @ Wingerz Blog
- Florentine Pasta Salad with Lemon @ notes from my food diary
- Broccoli Pine Nut Pasta Salad @ eat me, delicious
- Pasta Salad with Buttermilk Fried Chicken @ justJENN recipes
- Pasta Salad with Cilantro Lime Pesto @ My Veggie Kitchen
- Smoky Chipotle Pasta Salad @ Culinary Adventures of a New Wife
- Rainbow Seafood Pasta Salad @ Food 4 Tots
- Tuxedo Pasta Salad @ The Pink Peppercorn
- Pasta Salad Nicoise @ Gastronomer’s Guide
- Cookout-friendly Salad with Pasta @ Red Ramekin
- Spinach, Feta and Orzo Salad @ Une-deux senses
- Tortellini Salad with Tomatoes, Olives, Mozzarella and Carrots @ Pickycook
- Salmon Pasta Salad with Dill and Yogurt @ Savoring Time in the Kitchen
- Angel Hair Pasta Salad with Tomato and Basil @ Annie’s Eats
- Mediterranean Orzo Salad @ Andrea’s Recipes
- Poached Chicken Noodle Salad @ Smell & Taste
- Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad @ Flavor Explosions
- Ramen Noodle Salad @ Rasa Malaysia
- Gourmet Italian Pasta Salad @ Skinny Gourmet
- Lemon Pepper Bucatini Salad @ Supermarket Serenade
- Mango Salsa Pasta @ NoobCook
- Mediterranean Pasta Salad @ Michelle’s Test Kitchen
- Szechuan Pasta Salad @ Sommer Designs
- Salad Shells (Salad IN Pasta) @ The Homesteading Housewife
- Asian Green Bean Salad @ Culinary Cory
- Kimchee Cold Noodles @ Tasty Meals
- Tortellini Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette @ Living Tastefully
- Ravioli Pasta Salad @ 101 Cookbooks
- Pasta Salad with Fresh and Sun Dried Tomatoes @ Appoggiatura
- Chicken and Tortellini Salad @ Rookie Cookie
Got a great one to share? Do share, chickens!
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May 23rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
This is a great list of salads. Thanks for including mine.
May 23rd, 2009 at 9:25 pm
FANTASTIC post – thank you thank you thank you!! I can’t eat cold pasta salads any other time but winter either…it really does feel wrong.
May 24th, 2009 at 5:26 am
What a great idea and what a fantastic list you’ve collected!
May 24th, 2009 at 7:34 am
I second Culinary Cory. Great list and thanks for the mention!
May 24th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Wow, thanks for the post and all the summer recipe inspiration!
May 24th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Wow… thanks for including my pasta salad on this post. What a surprise. Great list. Great website you have!
May 26th, 2009 at 6:24 am
That’s quite a roundup of yummy-sounding recipes! Good thing we have all summer to try them
May 27th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Wow, what a great idea. All of these great recipes in one spot. You’ve sure been busy poking around!
June 1st, 2009 at 1:15 pm
What a great compilation of recipes! I make a party pasta salad with fruit and tuna. At first it didn’t sound good, but after trying it, people loved it :-p
June 2nd, 2009 at 4:20 am
Sounds great! I’d love to try that.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:27 am
Great, summery list – thanks for mentioning my pasta salad!
July 22nd, 2009 at 9:24 pm
I’ve been using your list all summer. This is the best collection of summer pasta recipes I’ve found. Yeah I know, I’m on here too, but I already know how to make my salad!
Thanks!
Laura
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:05 pm
What a great idea! Its like a collaborative theme cookbook. I love it! And aptly timed for the summer picnic season.
…now if only Chicago would get a little sunshine…