Pasta and grain salad recipes


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Tabbouleh with spring peasViews: 1,562

Eastern tabbouleh salad is made with bulgur, complemented by a wealth of fresh, aromatic greens. In this recipe, the bulgur is perfectly complemented by tender snow peas and sugar snap peas.

bulgur groats, sugar snap peas, green onions, mint...
Time: 35 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4
Categories: Salads, With pasta, .
Salad with spelt, radish, arugula and fetaViews: 1,766

Spelt is a great ingredient for hearty and healthy salads, especially when paired with fresh seasonal vegetables. The salad is packed with fiber and vitamins, which are found in young radishes, arugula,...

Spelt, whole wheat, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, arugula, feta cheese, radishes, lemon juice, mint...
Time: 40 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 6 - 8
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Warm salad with tortellini and baked vegetablesViews: 2,568

This dish will be appreciated by all lovers of hearty pasta salads. Instead of regular pasta, add tortellini pasta to the salad. Thanks to their filling (spinach or cheese), tortellini are more filling and provide...

Tortellini pasta, dumplings, bell pepper, fennel bulb, kale, basil...
Time: 40 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4 Caloric content: 450
Categories: Salads, With pasta, .
Author: - chef
Orzo Pasta SaladViews: 3,435
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Orzo, a small Italian pasta with a rice-like shape, is an excellent ingredient for delicious and hearty Mediterranean-style salads. In addition to the orzo pasta, the salad also includes fried...

Orzo pasta, fennel bulb, apple cider vinegar, mozzarella cheese, dried cranberries, arugula...
Time: 45 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 6 - 8
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Wheat with baked beets and carrotsViews: 4,705

Cooked wheat is mixed with roasted beets, carrots, red onions, fennel root, and garlic to create a healthy, fiber-rich, micronutrient-rich side dish that can be served with meat and...

Whole grain wheat, beets, carrots, red onions, fennel bulbs, garlic, ginger root, orange juice, lemon juice, parsley...
Time: 1 hour 35 minutes Complexity: easily Servings: 6-8
Categories: Appetizers, Fish, Salads, With pasta, .
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Salad with spelt, oranges and shrimpViews: 1985

With its firm texture and subtle nutty flavor, spelt is a wonderful ingredient for hearty, healthy salads. Paired with pan-fried shrimp, olives, and blood oranges, it...

Spelt, oranges, shrimp, fennel bulb, fennel seeds, watercress, Kalamata olives, wine vinegar...
Time: 35 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4 Caloric content: 480
50 Rice Recipes

50 Rice Recipes

These easy side dishes are perfect for any occasion.

50 Picnic Salad Recipes

50 Picnic Salad Recipes

Don't forget the side dish! Enhance your picnic menu for a large group with dishes from our chefs.

Categories: Salads, With pasta, .
Author: - TV chef
Orzo Pasta Salad with Zucchini and MintViews: 1,787

This salad contains only four main ingredients, but it will captivate you with its extraordinary flavor. The base is cooked orzo pasta, and sautéed zucchini adds juiciness and...

orzo pasta, feta cheese, yellow zucchini, mint...
Time: 30 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 8 Caloric content: 249
Categories: Salads, Warm, With pasta, Meat, .
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Funchoza bowl with chicken in peanut dressingViews: 6,413

Funchoza salads are the quickest way to treat yourself if you're craving an Asian dish. These noodles cook quickly and are usually paired with whatever vegetables are available...

Funchoza noodles, peanut butter, fish sauce, lime juice, ginger root, grilled chicken, cucumbers, carrots, pea shoots, jalapeño pepper, Fresno pepper, mint...
Time: 20 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4 Caloric content: 440
Categories: Salads, With pasta, .
Healthy salad with noodles, ham and cheeseViews: 2 101

This salad uses multigrain spaghetti, which is boiled and mixed with thin strips of bell pepper, romaine lettuce, ham, and cheddar. This makes your salad not...

Spaghetti pasta, romaine lettuce, lettuce, cheddar cheese, ham, bell pepper, Dijon mustard, green onions, dill...
Time: 25 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4 Caloric content: 477
50 Simple Salad Recipes

50 Simple Salad Recipes

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20 Summer Pasta Salad Recipes

20 Summer Pasta Salad Recipes

These pasta salads are perfect for summer dinners and pair well with your favorite grilled dishes.

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Quinoa and Corn SaladViews: 13 223

To make this hearty salad, cooked quinoa is mixed with cooked corn, tomatoes, and green onions, and dressed with olive oil and lime juice. It adds a rich, filling...

quinoa, corn, salad tomatoes, green onions, lime juice...
Time: 20 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4
Picnic side dish and salad recipes

Picnic side dish and salad recipes

Enjoy summer with new recipes for your favorite picnic dishes: potato and pasta salads.

Author: - culinary writer
Pasta and Bean SaladViews: 3,454

This cheerful salad combines boiled bow-tie pasta with rainbow-colored vegetables: green edamame beans, yellow corn, red bell peppers, and fresh orange carrots. All the ingredients...

Farfalle pasta, edamame beans, corn, bell pepper, carrots, Parmesan cheese...
Time: 20 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4 Caloric content: 424
Categories: Appetizers, Fish, Salads, With pasta, Fish, .
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Asian salad with rice and fried shrimpViews: 2,943

This delicious and filling Asian salad is made with boiled white or brown rice, which is pan-fried before being mixed with vegetables. It's topped with grated carrots, snow...

Shrimp, rice, chow mein noodles, iceberg lettuce, sugar snap peas, celery, carrots, ginger root, bean sprouts...
Time: 40 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4
Categories: Appetizers, Fish, Salads, With pasta, Fish, .
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Sicilian Orzo Pasta SaladViews: 2 172

Canned sardines in oil give this salad its vibrant and unique flavor. The fish are shredded and mixed with cooked orzo pasta, celery stalks, and chopped black peppers.

Orzo pasta, tuna, ricotta cheese, olives, pine nuts, celery, mint...
Time: 30 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4 Caloric content: 639
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Easy Garden Pasta Side Dish with Lemon RicottaViews: 1,766

This simple garden side dish is perfect for weekend meals outdoors. In addition to the pasta itself, it includes seasonal summer vegetables. Feel free to add whatever's growing in your garden...

Fusilli spiral pasta, sugar snap peas, bell pepper, Parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese, radish, chives, basil...
Time: 30 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4
Categories: Salads, With pasta, .
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Quinoa and Pea Pod SaladViews: 2,690

Quinoa is considered a superfood, rich in protein, vitamins, and essential micronutrients, and healthy eaters around the world are adding this grain to their diets. Particularly interesting...

Quinoa, carrots, cucumbers, sugar snap peas, sunflower seeds, raisins...
Time: 30 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4
Categories: Salads, With pasta, Meat, .
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Pasta salad with chicken, herbs, and Asiago cheeseViews: 2,318

Grilled chicken breast adds fantastic flavor to this salad, especially if you grill it on a charcoal grill. The cooked chicken is cut into pieces and mixed with cooked cavatappi pasta...

Cavatappi pasta, grilled chicken, arugula, chives, asiago cheese, tarragon...
Time: 45 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4 - 6
Categories: Salads, With pasta, .
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Greek salad with pasta, feta and olivesViews: 4,719

A traditional Greek salad of tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, and feta cheese, paired with cooked pasta, makes a complete, filling meal that can be served on its own or as a side dish.

ziti pasta, kalamata olives, cucumbers, shallots, tomatoes, feta cheese, oregano...
Time: 30 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4 - 6
Categories: Salads, With pasta, .
Author: - co-owners of the restaurant
Pasta salad with pulled pork in barbecue dressingViews: 3,635
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The dressing for this salad uses barbecue sauce (the recipe is also below). You can make it ahead of time or use leftover sauce after cooking the meat. Part of the sauce...

Pork, fusilli spirale pasta, bell pepper, celery, barbecue sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, mustard powder, ketchup...
Time: 20 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 6 - 8
Categories: Salads, With pasta, With beans, .
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Creamy pasta and bean saladViews: 1,785

This salad uses three types of legumes: green beans, kidney beans, and chickpeas. You can use canned kidney beans and chickpeas, which will make the job much easier, and the green beans...

pasta, chickpeas, kidney beans, green beans, basil...
Time: 30 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4 - 6
Author: - culinary writer
Pasta Salad "Primavera"Views: 3,616

The only difference between this salad and traditional Primavera pasta is that it's served chilled and dressed with ranch dressing. The vegetables remain standard: broccoli, cherry tomatoes, green...

Fusilli spirale pasta, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, peas, asparagus, carrots, leeks, Parmesan cheese, mint...
Time: 25 min. plus steeping time Complexity: easily Servings: 12
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Succotash salad with pasta and baconViews: 1,980

This pasta salad, served in a creamy dressing made with sour cream, mayonnaise, and lemon juice, is loaded with the traditional ingredients of the popular American succotash salad: lima beans,...

Fusilli spirale pasta, grape tomatoes, corn, lima beans, bacon...
Time: 45 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4 - 6
Categories: Salads, With pasta, .
Author: - chef
Antipasto appetizer saladViews: 2,446

To keep your guests from going hungry while waiting for the large main course, whip up a quick appetizer salad called "Antipasto." Boiled pasta is mixed with a variety of Italian delicacies,...

Fusilli spirale pasta, turkey, provolone cheese, asiago cheese, olives, salami, basil...
Time: 35 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4 - 6
Categories: Main courses, Salads, With pasta, .
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Farfalle Pasta, Corn, and Tomato SaladViews: 1,817

This hearty salad with vibrant summer flavors is made with cooked farfalle pasta (bow ties), colorful cherry tomatoes, fennel, and corn. The corn is pre-roasted in the oven using the grill setting.

Farfalle pasta, cherry tomatoes, corn, fennel bulb, goat cheese, basil...
Time: 35 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 8
Categories: Salads, With pasta, Meat, .
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Rice and Spinach Salad Bowl with Chicken TeriyakiViews: 3,736

Despite its fancy name, this salad is very easy and quick to prepare, especially if you already have cooked brown rice (you can use store-bought frozen) and grilled chicken.

Spinach, sugar snap peas, cherry tomatoes, grilled chicken, cashews, brown rice, peanut butter, teriyaki sauce, green onions, basil...
Time: 20 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4 Caloric content: 404
Categories: Salads, With pasta, .
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Farfalle Pasta Salad and Pork SkewersViews: 1,283

These miniature kebabs are made using pork tenderloin. The juicy, tender meat doesn't require long marinating and will be ready almost at the same time as the bell peppers and red pepper...

Farfalle pasta, pork, bell pepper, bocconcini mozzarella cheese, oregano, basil...
Time: 40 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4 Caloric content: 610
Categories: Salads, Leafy, With pasta, .
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Quinoa and Sprouts SaladViews: 4,094

Prepare a delicious and healthy salad that combines true superfoods, a wealth of vitamins and essential micronutrients. These include quinoa and sprouts in the...

quinoa, bean sprouts, radishes, celery, sunflower seeds...
Time: 45 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 8
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Corn and Avocado SaladViews: 3,525

This salad beautifully combines the contrasting textures of firm corn kernels, tender avocado, juicy cherry tomatoes, and crisp onions. And for a more vibrant summer flavor, add a hint of smoky...

corn, tomatoes, avocado, wine vinegar, honey...
Time: 30 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 8
Categories: Salads, With pasta, .
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Rice and cherry tomato salad with agave dressingViews: 2,859

This hearty salad is made with cooked white rice, infused with the richness of vegetables and vibrant Mexican flavors. Combine the rice with halved lettuce...

Rice, queso fresco, romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, pumpkin seeds, lime juice, chili sauce, agave nectar, green onions...
Time: 10 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4
Categories: Grill, Meat, Salads, With pasta, .
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Soba Noodle Salad with Grilled SteakViews: 4,389

Grilled vegetables and meat infuse Japanese soba buckwheat noodles with juiciness and summery flavors. A dressing made from a mixture of soy sauce,...

noodles, beef, zucchini, radish, soy sauce, rice vinegar, basil...
Time: 40 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4 Caloric content: 510
Succotash salad with pasta and grilled vegetablesViews: 1 211

American succotash salad is traditionally made with corn and beans, with other vegetables added to taste. Sweet peppers and jalapeños, for example, pair well with this mixture. And to...

Lima beans, corn, bell pepper, jalapeño pepper, cavatappi paste, lemon juice, honey...
Time: 2 hours 45 minutes Complexity: easily Servings: 8 - 10
Salad with pasta and radishesViews: 2,588

Pasta salad can be served as a side dish with meat or as a standalone appetizer. The easiest way to make it is to combine boiled pasta (best eaten with a spoon) with fresh...

Pasta, grape tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, bell peppers, garlic salt, mustard...
Time: 35 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 6
Categories: Salads, Leafy, With pasta, .
Penne Pasta Salad with Spicy PestoViews: 2013

The highlight of this pasta, green pea, and arugula salad is the spicy pesto sauce. To make it, blend fresh basil with a little arugula, pine nuts, and spicy...

Penne pasta, peas, arugula, Parmesan cheese, pine nuts, red pepper flakes, sun-dried tomatoes, pesto sauce, basil...
Time: 1 hour. Complexity: easily Servings: 6 - 8
Categories: Salads, With pasta, .
Author: - culinary writer
Mediterranean Orzo Pasta SaladViews: 4,539

A hearty summer salad of orzo pasta and canned chickpeas, bursting with Mediterranean flavors from a tart olive oil and lemon dressing, olives, and Greek cheese.

Orzo pasta, chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, olives, feta cheese...
Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Complexity: easily Servings: 6 - 8
Categories: Salads, Warm, Vegetables, With pasta, .
Summer salad with ptitimViews: 8 291

This delicious and filling salad is made with ptitim, a small pasta dish also known as Israeli couscous due to its similar appearance. Boiled ptitim is mixed with caramelized onions...

ptitim, red onion, zucchini, lemon juice, parsley, wine vinegar, arugula, goat cheese...
Time: 35 min. Complexity: easily Quantity: 6 tbsp.
Author: - famous chef
Spelt salad with grilled eggplant, tomatoes and onionsViews: 2,537
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A delicious and filling salad of boiled spelt, mixed with vegetables and drizzled with a tart vinaigrette dressing with fresh dill. Eggplant and red onion are pre-grilled until...

Spelt, eggplant, red onion, grape tomatoes, dill, shallots, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard...
Time: 1 hour 35 minutes Complexity: easily Servings: 4
Categories: Salads, Warm, With pasta, .
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Healthy Summer Pasta SaladViews: 3,080

This simple and filling pasta salad is filled with juicy summer vegetables. It's made with cavatappi (or corkscrew) pasta, which is boiled and tossed with tomatoes, herbs, corn, and...

Cavatappi pasta, red onion, mayonnaise, sour cream, apple cider vinegar, sugar, mustard powder, cherry tomatoes, dill, chives, corn, zucchini...
Time: 40 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 6 Caloric content: 320
Author: - famous chef
Grilled quail with pomegranate-orange BBQ sauce and kale-quinoa tabbouleh saladViews: 2,321

A refreshing yet filling Middle Eastern tabbouleh salad and a sweet and tart pomegranate-orange barbecue sauce make a perfect complement to grilled quail. The whole dish looks...

Quinoa, grape tomatoes, mint, kale, cucumbers, red onion, lemon, oranges, sweet onion, pomegranate juice, pomegranate molasses, wine vinegar, brown sugar, cinnamon, ketchup, Dijon mustard, barbecue sauce, quail...
Time: 2 hours 35 minutes Complexity: average Servings: 6
Categories: Salads, With pasta, .
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Tabbouleh salad with vegetable riceViews: 3,437

Traditionally, Middle Eastern tabbouleh salad is made with bulgur or couscous mixed with fresh herbs. However, instead of grains, you can also add cauliflower and broccoli rice. You can...

Bulgur, couscous, cauliflower, broccoli, green beans, lemon juice, mint...
Time: 30 min. Complexity: easily Servings: 4

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