Our best pasta salads: 5 ultra-fresh ideas for surviving the heat
When the mercury rises and the mere thought of turning on the oven makes us sweat, pasta salad is our best ally! Fresh, convenient to prepare in advance, easy to take on a picnic or to the office, it ticks all the boxes for summer days. Enhanced with crunchy vegetables, fresh herbs and sometimes a touch of cheese or protein, it can be reinvented ad infinitum. Here are a few ideas for pasta salads you can enjoy without moderation, to keep you energized and fresh even in the hottest weather.
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A new creamy cold pasta dish is ready to brighten your warm summer days. This time, we made it with avocado cream, almonds and cherry tomatoes . It’s a great recipe for this season: it’s very quick to make, and you can prepare the dressing...
An interesting combination that makes for a delicious cold dish. Our creamy pasta salad with zucchini pesto, buffalo mozzarella (though regular cow’s-milk mozzarella works too) and sun-dried tomatoes is a balanced summer main course that’s easy to...
This classic pasta salad gets an extra-creamy, delicious touch from the addition of cream cheese: it’s one of Italians’ favorite summer cold dishes. The ingredients used in this recipe don’t need to be cooked (apart from the pasta, of course), so...
For an ultra-easy, waste-conscious recipe, try our homemade pasta salad! Perfect for picnics or packed in a Tupperware container for a lunch break at work, it will give your leftover pasta a new lease on life! Vary the ingredients according to the...
The first time I tried this cold pasta with arugula pesto, cherry tomatoes and mozzarella was during an impromptu lunch on the terrace with friends in the middle of summer. Just a few ingredients , no desire to cook and a craving for something...
Conclusion
Whether you're a short pasta, long pasta, wholewheat or gluten-free team, pasta salad has it all this summer. Playful, colorful and always delicious, it can be adapted to your current mood and to what you have on hand. All you have to do is create your favorite version, pop it in the fridge... and enjoy the sunshine! :)
Adèle Peyches
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