This recipe includes lots of my favourite flavours, lots of colour. So delicious, you will love this Summer Pasta Salad!
This is my go to dish for summer BBQ’s & pot luck dinners and is always popular – can be made with or without any added meat and really can have any additions of yummy in season vegetables you like!
I have also made this with Pesto and Mayo and it is equally delicious. We are often after recipes in the summer where we can use up left over ham. It is good to have an alternative when you are sick of ham at every single meal.
Almonds are of course optional in case of allergies – but add a lovely crunch and texture to the dish – can always serve on the side if unsure as I often do.
So onto the recipe, it is super simple, feel free to add or omit any ingredients you do not want.
Ingredients
Summer Pasta Salad
Delicious and jam packed with summer veges, textures and flavours. Great way to use up leftover ham too.
Ingredients
- San Remo Vegeroni Shells
- 1 each – Red, Orange, Yellow Capsicums
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup diced roasted almonds
- 1 cup sliced cherry tomatoes
- 3/4 cup Best Foods Mayo
- 3 TBSP Honey Mustard Dressing
- (Optional) Bacon or Ham or Cooked chicken diced or shredded
Instructions
- Cook Pasta shells until al dente according to packet directions – any pasta can be used, but this adds to the colour of the dish. Drain well and I rinse with cold water to ensure pasta cold ready to add ingredients to.
- Dice capsicums into small pieces, slice cherry tomatoes in half, slice almonds into small pieces – I love to prepare this all on one board – the colours are so good for the soul! Add your cranberries to the mix.
- Today I used grilled bacon and sliced this into small pieces, its also a great recipe for left over ham or chicken – just dice into small pieces and add what you have to taste.
- Combine your pasta, vegetables, meat etc into a large bowl.
- In a separate small bowl mix the mayo and honey mustard together and combine well – add to the pasta and gently stir to ensure pasta well covered in mayo/mustard mix.
- Cover & Chill until ready to serve.
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Happy Baking!
Anna
Hannah Raine Cox says
Made this for a family potluck and WOW so yum
Cheryl says
Oh I love a pasta salad for a Summer potluck! My sister made some for our Easter celebration Bar-b-q last weekend & it was to die for! Yours sounds delicious, too, and I think it’s awesome that you can add whatever meat suits your fancy (or leave it out all together). Thanks so much for sharing on The Yuck Stops Here this week! Hope to see you back next week, we’ll be starting the party on Tuesday evening at 6pm ET instead of Monday from now on! HUGS
Just a Mum says
Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Cheryl says
I just checked The Yuck Stops Here party results and this delicious recipe was the MOST CLICKED! Congratulations, and be sure to stop by and pick up your “I’ve Been Featured” button next week! HUGS
Just a Mum says
Wow, thank you! I’m delighted 🙂
Erlene says
Such a colorful and pretty pasta salad. Thanks for sharing it on The Yuck Stops Here! recipe link up.
Just a Mum says
Thank you – its pretty tasty too 🙂
Katie says
This looks amazing amd delicious! I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing it.
Just a Mum says
Thanks – it is so easy and super yummy 🙂