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Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

WORKING GAL — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 22:05:05 GMT

Our weather is supposed to be 100+ for 3-4 days starting Saturday so I will be making different kinds of cold salads. Does anyone have a good tasting creamy dressing for pasta salad? I have half a pkg. of TJ "Pennette" (small penne) pasta and want to use it up for a cold salad. Would appreciate some recipes. Even with AC my family doesn't feel like eating a hot meal on these kinds of days.

Thanks.

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

Annabellethecat66 — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 22:17:00 GMT

Here are a few: All I did was google what you said and many came up:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/222214/creamy-macaroni-salad/

http://www.food.com/recipe/pasta-salad-with-creamy-herb-dressing-411566

http://www.barefeetinthekitchen.com/2014/06/creamy-summer-pasta-salad-recipe.html

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/creamy-italian-pasta-salad-50778.aspx?cm_mmc=Search-_-crm-_-GOOGLE-_-DSADips&gclid=CJSskbvJrc0CFUwvgQodXUUECw&gclsrc=aw.ds

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

DiAnne — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 22:38:09 GMT

I thin out Best Foods mayo and Dijon mustard with some white wine vinegar and use that on macaroni salad.

1-1/2 cups mayo
1 T Dijon mustard
2 T white wine vinegar
Salt and pepper

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

LoLa — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 22:39:38 GMT

@WORKING GAL

Ive been using the Good Seasons zesty Italian dry packets that you add your own oil and vinegar to. Delicious.

Happy Thursday,

LoLa

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

Auntie CC — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 10:40:38 GMT

Mornin...I've been using WishBone Creamy Italian on my pasta salad for years.

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

PINKdogWOOD — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 18:07:00 GMT

More times than not I use olive oil, red wine vinegar (we like red wine or pomegranet vinegar over plain white), and a Tbsp Hellmann's. YUM.

If you more love salads on hot summer days I have a great one that we have 2 or 3 times when peaches are ripe, sweet in season. Here goes - enjoy this one as it's really a tasty, easy one.

Any greens/lettuce you enjoy on a big plate

Sliced peaches - yellow, white or mixed your choice

Buy a whole roasted chicken, take meat off the bones (so easy or cook your own seasoned nicely; cut up)

Slivered almonds - as many as you wish; pecans or walnuts work too

Crumbled Bleu Cheese

Layer on your plates, drizzle oil & vinegar, light salt & pepper

This salad is SO good on a hot summer night. We just enjoyed this 2 nights ago. WOW - still as good as we remembered from last summer.

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

ECBG — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 06:06:39 GMT

This is from a well known tea room in our town.

Chelsea's Pasta Salad

1 box rotini pasta

1 small packet ranch dressing mix

2 Tbs fresh chopped or 1 Tbs dill weed

Juice of 1/2 lemon

2 Tbs. buttermilk (or a little vinegar added to milk)

1/2 C maynoaise

1/2 C sour cream

4 stalks celery finely chopped

1 small red onion, chopped

1 C thawed frozen small green peas

Cook pasta Aldente. Cool completely. (I use cold water)

In bowl combine dill, ranch mix, lemon juice, buttermilk, mayonaise, and sour cream. Stir throughly, salt and pepper if desired.

In large bowl toss pasta, celery, onion, and peas.

Pour dressing over and refrigerate 6-8 hours.

(I add green pepper and a little more dill).

They served it with a scoop of homemade chicken salad, a small piece of quiche, and mixed fresh fruit.

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

novamc1 — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 12:36:26 GMT

I think Marie's Creamy Italian dressing......sold refrigerated in the produce department of most grocery stores (at least around here)... would be great on the types of salad you all are talking about.

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

cookinfreak — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:59:59 GMT

I like to add packet of dry ranch dressing to the Italian dressing. People really like it, and have given the recipe to many friends and family

cookin

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

toria — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:37:34 GMT

While not creamy, I used Neuman's Family Recipe Italian dressing. It has a good non artifcial taste unlike some of the other dressings. I just made a big bowl of pasta salad yesterday. I used fusillli pasta, and I diced onion, green pepper, zuchiini, cucumber and sliced cherry tomatoes. I added sliced olives (green or black your choice), fresh grated pepper, a sprinkle of Ms. Dash seasoning, and the aforementioned dressing. I really don't have a recipe. I serve with grated parmesan cheese but I don't put it in the pasta salad ahead of time as it gets gummy. I also like diced pepperoni at times too but also serve separately as it get moisture logged.

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

toria — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:39:51 GMT

My great aunt used to make a great shrimp pasta salad with shells, chopped onion, chopped green pepper and chopped celery and cooked shrimp in a mayonnaise dressing. ITs a meal in itself and says summer to me. Serve with slice tomatoes and cucumbers.

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

wagirl — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:57:18 GMT

My go to dressing for pasta is mayo and italian dressing mixed together. I add in some basil or pesto and whatever I feel like. Also have used Ina Gartens recipe for tartar sauce that is to die for in a pasta salad too.

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

Chicagoan — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 22:05:54 GMT

I mix mayo and bottled Ranch Dressing together and I add a little cayenne pepper, roasted garlic salt, minced onions,, diced onions and whatever spices to your liking with a can of tuna or chicken, peas, carrots, bell pepper, black olives and bow tie pasta.

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

ChazzyLady — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 22:36:40 GMT

Yes, yes, yes, this is exactly what I was going to suggest @wagirl but you beat me to it. I really like Ken's Steakhouse Italian salad dressing plus, like you said, some mayo. I like to add some Italian seasoning and a bit of fresh squeezed lemon juice and/or red wine vinegar, and a few dried red pepper flakes to this as well.

Another recipe I think I'll be making next week!

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

Citrine1 — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 00:53:12 GMT

All of these dressings sound so delicious; can't wait to try some!

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

ImABoor — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 02:15:51 GMT

I use the dressing from a recipe on www.allrecipes.com.

Look for the awesome ham pasta salad. It is a great salad.

The dressing is : 1 cup mayo, 1/2 cup sour cream, 2-1/2 tsp. beef bouillon granules, 1 tbl. white vinegar ( I use cider ), 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, 2 cloves minced garlic & 1/2 cup pickle juice.

Try not to omit the beef granules, it really makes the sauce. I couldn't find the granules when I went to make it earlier this month. I bought a box of G. Washington's Rich Brown Seasoning & Broth. There are 8 envelopes in the box, I used 2 of them. Also, I use sweet relish in the salad instead of pickles. I use 1/2 - 3/4 cup of the sweet relish (undrained) instead of the pickle juice.

I also bought a bag of the small red, yellow & orange peppers & chopped them up to use them in the salad.

Hope you will look up the recipe. Make it the day before so all the flavors will blend.

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

Tinkrbl44 — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 03:16:50 GMT

What a coincidence ... I was thinking about a cold pasta and tuna salad for lunch. If I'm adding white albacore tuna to the cooked pasta, would you make any adjustments to the dressing? TIA

Re: Dressing for Pasta Salad Needed

BLH — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 15:39:06 GMT

This dressing is not creamy, but delicious and won't spoil in the heat.

1 can tomato soup

3/4 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup vinegar