Pasta salad summer

This colorful bow tie pasta salad recipe works well as a simple side dish for a summer BBQ, potluck, or as a main course for a light lunch or dinner. Plus, it keeps well in the fridge, so it makes for a great meal prep idea.

Summery Chicken Pasta Salad - Made with fun mini bowtie pasta, a lemony herb flecked dressing, sharp cheddar, crisp veggies, flavor rich bacon, and tender

Cool off this summer with these easy cold pasta salad recipes! 🥗✨ Perfect for picnics, potlucks, and barbecues, these salads are packed with flavor and colorful ingredients. From classic Italian to zesty Mediterranean, there's a recipe for everyone. Don’t forget to save this pin for later! 💖

This cold bruschetta pasta salad is such a delicious vegetarian dish! Made with juicy cherry tomatoes, minced garlic, fresh basil, and mini mozzarella balls (or mini bocconcini), plus with optional homemade sourdough breadcrumbs for the perfect crunch and bruschetta-inspired flavour! This pasta salad comes together in just over 30 minutes and is seriously SO delicious — make it for a dinner party, barbecue, or packed lunch.

Italian Pasta Salad with chickpeas, veggies, and a homemade zesty Italian dressing. Easy, make-ahead friendly, and super versatile, this pasta salad will be the hit at any summer gathering.

This is the BEST pasta salad thanks to the BEST Italian dressing that readers call: “Out of this world!” “Beyond amazing,” “The very best Italian Dressing I’ve ever had!!!”

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This EASY Italian Pasta Salad is loaded with juicy tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh mozzarella, spicy salami, pepperoncini, red onion and olives all tossed together with a zesty homemade Italian dressing!

Broccoli Burrata Pasta Salad: Simple to toss together and super flavorful...perfect for serving at your next backyard dinner!

Recipe video above! How do you make the best ever vegetable pasta salad? MARINATE the veggies. Roast or BBQ any veg you want, then toss in a marinade so they absorb the flavour while hot before mixing through pasta. This is a big, fat JUICY flavour loaded pasta salad that lasts for days and days - see PRO TIP for keeping pasta salads juicy!