Trying the Top Rated Pasta Salads on AllRecipes.com 🏆 Vinegar Antipasto, Chef John’s Macaroni Salad

pasta salad is a summer staple and today i'm making two of our top rated recipes from allrecipes.com after i perfected the potato salad you asked me to make a pasta salad and it's my job to bring you the very best recipes so let's go the big question mayo or no mayo in our pasta salad look we don't have to fight because today i'm going to make both for you it is pasta salad so the pasta you choose is kind of important at least to me it is so i like something that has some little nooks and crannies for all that flavor to get into so my mom used to always use a rotini i like that so that's what i'm going to use another good option here would be a shell pasta because all that flavor can get inside the shell and just like every time we cook pasta salt your water no one wants any bland pasta salad the key thing to remember when you're making pasta salad is that you want to add a variety of textures of flavors and of colors you want this to be just catching to the eye but also to the palette i love a pasta salad that can also act as a meal if you want it to be like a light lunch or something so i chose the anti-pasta pasta salad this recipe on all recipes has over two thousand five star ratings this is more like the kind of pasta salad i grew up eating this is our vinegar-based pasta salad this recipe is great as is but you can also take these recipes and make them your own joj them up if you will for example if you don't like bell peppers leave them out and substitute something else that's also crunchy and crisp feel free to add in some colorful tomatoes as well it's great for the summertime use up whatever produce you have this pasta salad gets an added boost of protein by adding in some meats i think salami and pepperoni are great choices here because these kind of cured meats do well in pasta salad you don't have to worry so much about strict refrigeration besides the fact that pasta salad is just delicious i love that it can stretch and feed a huge crowd for not a lot of money if you think about it it's really just like a couple bell peppers a couple tomatoes you know one can of olives but it stretches for miles once your pasta is cooked you'll want to give it a little rinse in cold water just to stop the cooking before we toss it all together take a look at this rainbow of flavor you know they say we eat with our eyes first who wouldn't want to eat this first component pasta check second component texture flavor color check third component the dressing a little flavor shortcut here is a packet of italian dressing mix then we're gonna add some good balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil to take this up a notch we're going to enhance this dressing with a little bit of grated parmesan cheese and since we used a packet of dressing or if you wanted to use a bottled dressing a great way to enhance that freshness is by just adding in some finely chopped parsley all right now we're going to bring all of this together give it a good toss and just like the potato salad we want to let it sit it's definitely going to be better the next day or after at least a couple hours when all those flavors have had a chance to come together to the next one there's a time and a place for everything and i've got to pay homage to the mayonnaise-based macaroni salad again you can use whatever noodle you want but macaroni is classic in this recipe but this recipe is not your grandma's macaroni salad this salad packs a punch with a bunch of fresh veggies including what i love is adding some chilies so we've got some poblano and jalapeno going in here this won't be spicy because we'll take the seeds out but it adds a pungency that's just better than just like a plain bell pepper this recipe also available at allrecipes.com has hundreds of five star ratings check out the reviews those smoky flavors hot off the grill go great with this creamy pasta salad i don't like a macaroni salad that's overly sweet so this one is perfect it has some tang from some dijon mustard a little bit of sugar to balance it out but it's just perfect this is also how i make my coleslaw dressing so you can adapt this for coleslaw as well i love mayonnaise but in a pasta salad i don't want big gloppy bits of mayonnaise in there i love that this dressing just lightly coats the noodles this one's also going to be better after it sits but i can't wait on the perfect bite it looks too good that fresh crunch from the celery bell pepper and green onion is so good so flavorful it's got a hint of sweetness but you can really taste the tang in that vinegar and mustard this is the perfect creamy pasta salad recipe there you have two perfect pasta salads these are our top rated pasta salad recipes at allrecipes.com be sure and check them out and make them this summer you won't be disappointed one of my favorite things to do with the vinegar pasta salad is to take it to the beach you can eat it straight from the cooler it's the perfect lunch and now i'm going to show you the ultimate perfect bite my mouth is watering that is so good it burst in your mouth with so much flavor the tomato the cheese the meat it's hearty it's satisfying telling you you got to make it and remember i'm here twice a week teaching you can cook that so let me know what you want to see next and be sure you're subscribed so you never miss a thing when it comes to easy crowd-pleasing pasta salad you can cook that also perfect to take to the beach in a picnic at the lake on a boat like sound like dr seuss [Music]

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Id: jyEckABdhvM

Length: 5min 41sec (341 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 09 2021