Pasta salad can be significantly improved by incorporating unique pasta shapes and vibrant ingredients. Using store-bought potato gnocchi or cheese-filled tortellini adds crispness and creaminess. Incorporate quick-cooking vegetables like green beans and asparagus towards the end of cooking, or toss in fresh herbs and veggies before serving. For added flavor, seasoning tomatoes separately before mixing them into the salad enhances the overall dish. These adjustments result in a pasta salad that's crunchy, creamy, and full of character.
Instead of defaulting to fusilli or farfalle for your pasta salad, consider store-bought potato gnocchi. Sear them in a hot, well-oiled skillet until the outsides are golden and crisp for a toasty crunch.
A big part of pasta salad's lovability is how it balances the soft tenderness of pasta with the bright freshness of vegetables. So add bite-size pieces of quick-cooking vegetables like green beans, asparagus, snap peas or frozen, unthawed peas to the pot in the last 2 to 3 minutes of the pasta cooking.
One small step can help your pasta salad taste even more like summer. Instead of tossing the chopped tomatoes straight into the pasta salad, first season them in a bowl to enhance their flavor before mixing.
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