Salad, garnished with pasta, is a familiar dish in many families. Some eat each of the ingredients on their plates separately, others mix, not even suspecting that there is a separate group of snacks, which is a macaroni salad. If you still did not have to cook such a dish, then we recommend that you do it using the recipes from our article.
Warm salad with pasta and ham
Ingredients:
- paste penne - 3 items;
- olive oil - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- white wine vinegar - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- Dijon mustard - 1/2 tsp;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- salt, pepper - a pinch;
- spinach leaves - 4 items;
- ham - 200 g;
- cherry tomatoes - 250 g;
- goat cheese - 120 g;
- green onions.
Preparation
We cook the pasta until tender in salted water.
While macaroni are cooked, in a bowl we mix olive oil, mustard, chopped garlic, salt and pepper. Ham cut into cubes and let in a frying pan with tomatoes.
Cooked pasta is filled with a mixture based on olive oil, add ham with tomatoes, fresh spinach leaves and goat cheese , carefully mix everything and immediately serve a salad with pasta and tomatoes to the table, adorned with green onions.
Salad with tuna and pasta
Ingredients:
- pasta - 250 g;
- green peas - 1 item;
- tuna - 300 g;
- mayonnaise - 1 item;
- salad onion - 1 piece;
- celery - 2 stems;
- grated "Cheddar" - 1 item;
- lemon juice - 2 tsp.
- salt - 3/4 teaspoons;
- pepper - 1/2 tsp.
Preparation
Cook pasta in salted water. For 4-6 minutes until ready, we add peas to the pan.
In a deep bowl, mix the pasta, with tuna, chopped onion, celery and grated cheese. We fill the salad with a mixture of mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Salad with chicken and pasta
Ingredients:
- Bulgarian pepper - 1 pc .;
- red onions - 1 pc .;
- olive oil - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- pasta penne - 300 g;
- chicken breast - 4 pcs .;
- crushed thyme - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- flakes of chili - pinch;
- garlic - 2 pieces;
- cherry tomatoes - 150 g;
- mix of salads - 50 g;
- white wine vinegar - 1 tbsp. a spoon.
Preparation
Onions and peppers are crushed and fried in olive oil for about 20 minutes. Paste the pasta in salted water until cooked.
Chicken fillet beat off to a thickness of 1 cm, Lubricate the meat with oil residues, herbs and spices. Fry the fillet on both sides for 3-4 minutes, after which we cut into strips.
Mix paste with chicken and all vegetables, season with vinegar and sprinkle with salt and pepper. You can serve a salad of pasta with vegetables both in warm and cold. You can also prepare a salad of colored pasta, instead of the usual monochrome.
Salad with pasta and shrimps
Ingredients:
- paste - 150 g;
- peeled shrimps (large) - 1 kg;
- Bulgarian pepper - 1 pc .;
- onions - 1 pc .;
- garlic - 1 denticle;
- ground basil - 1 item;
- olive oil - 3/4 items;
- lemon peel - 1 teaspoon;
- lemon juice - 1/4 of a century;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation
Paste the pasta in salted water according to the instructions on the package. Keep in mind that the finished paste should be slightly more
Shrimp the fried in olive oil without forgetting to season with salt and pepper. Also fry the chopped peppers and onions, until both vegetables are soft.
In a separate bowl, prepare the dressing for salad: mix olive oil, juice and lemon zest, pepper and salt and crushed garlic. Mix all the ingredients of the salad together and season with the sauce based on olive oil.