Best Pasta Salad Recipes

Summer is almost here, and it’s that time of the year to ditch those rich curries and heavy meals to make way for light and simple dishes. But does that mean giving up on delicious treats or compromising on taste? Not at all! Yes, you heard it right. Light meals can actually be immensely satisfying when a variety of veggies, fruits, herbs, nuts, sauces, meats and other flavouring agents are put together to create smashing recipes.


  We guarantee that you will not miss those calorie high dishes once you master the tricks of dishing out light meals in minutes.

That one ingredient which works best when it comes to tossing up summer meals at home is pasta. There is no dearth to the variety of pastas that is available on the supermarket shelves. Penne, macaroni, spaghetti, fusilli, tagliatelle, farfalle – you name it. In fact, you can toss them with a variety of vegetables and meats to make interesting salads everyday!

It is all about playing around with different ingredients and having some fun in the kitchen. In terms of the dressing too, you can whip up quick ones like vinaigrettes, and top off with different cheese. Then use fresh herbs like basil, parsley, mint and coriander to add some zing to the flavours. And for some crunch, toss in walnuts, pine nuts, cashews and even nutrition packed seeds like sunflower, chia, melon, etc. For the sweet lovers, how about adding in some prunes and other dehydrated fruits?
Here are our 10 best pasta salad recipes to get you started -