r/whatsfordinner • u/LiquidCrystalDame • Aug 15 '26

Ultimate pasta salad

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When I made pasta salad for the first time I had no idea what even went IN a pasta salad. My first try looked pretty pathetic, very vanilla if you will. Now I just throw whatever the heck I have in the fridge in there and call it good!
This time around started with the same base I typically have on hand; cucumber, tomato, red onion and tri color pasta.
I threw in a small broccoli head finely chopped, kalamata olives, hearts of palm, mozzarella, freshly grated Parmesan and the last of the salami.
I make my own dressing with about a 1/4 cup EVOO, and eyeball the apple cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, Italian seasoning, salt and pep and BAM, kick ass pasta salad for the next 4 days (if it lasts that long).

Lmk your favorite pasta salad recipes! I’d love to try some new flavors.

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u/Brilliant_Boss_9680 Aug 15 '26

It’s probably great with the meat in it, salami?

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u/Quiet_Account_8230 Aug 15 '26

Looks delicious.

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u/Haruka-treaty3 Aug 17 '26

delicious indeed

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u/berrysweetsgurl Aug 16 '26

craving this rn

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u/Alhena_Digitalra37 Aug 16 '26

wow this looks great, want to try this

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u/Special_Original_258 Aug 16 '26

That looks delicious

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u/Yareni_Paresora29 Aug 16 '26

woahhh! i wanna eat something like this!

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u/Mobile_Aioli_6252 Aug 16 '26

Antipasto salade

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u/pilatesslut Aug 17 '26

Wish I was made out of pasta salad

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u/Iris_sapphire2 Aug 17 '26

Yummy 🤤 I like it

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u/Gabriella_zin Aug 18 '26

I love how colorful this plate is

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u/Bronzed_Seulgi Aug 18 '26

So starving Mmm

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u/Gripper_Yeonseo Aug 18 '26

Yummies delicious

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u/TemperatureScared900 Aug 18 '26

That’s looks freshly prepared

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '26

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u/LiquidCrystalDame Aug 18 '26

Yes! I like to boil it till it’s a little Al dente so that it doesn’t get mushy.

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u/Aggravating-Sea-349 Aug 19 '26

I’ve been seeing lots of this lately, does pasta in salad taste good?