This Is The Best Pasta Salad Recipe Ever (According To Pinterest)

May 17, 2018 by apost team

Pasta and salad separately are the two simple, cheap and liked-by-everyone dishes to make, but when combined can easily become quite expensive. Cheese, olives, prosciutto, fresh herbs can add a lot to the cost of cooking a pasta salad for a summer party.

So here's an inexpensive way to make pasta salad without compromising on fresh flavors that will ensure you can afford to host multiple cookouts this summer.  

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This recipe originally belongs to Budget Bytes, a dedicated site that helps you to create exceptional dining experience at home on low-cost budgets, precisely, $1.06 per serving in this case.

The secret ingredient that does the magic in this recipe is roasted garlic. Roasting this inexpensive ingredient elevates the flavor and turns this simple pasta dish into something unforgettable and scrumptious. Garlic can also quickly be roasted using a microwave.
 

The other important and powerful ingredient that can make or break this dish is the ricotta cheese. Most often, one would use mozzarella or cheddar, but ricotta can actually be an excellent alternative to dress pasta salad.

All you have to do is take 1/2 cup of the boiling water from the pasta and mix it with the ricotta cheese to create a smooth, lump-free creamy sauce. Mince up some of that fresh roasted garlic and add it to the sauce as well. Yummy in your tummy!

You can get the full recipe from Budget Bytes.

It's no wonder that this recipe has been pinned over 600,000 times and is the most popular pasta salad recipe on Pinterest.

Now that we have the sun shining upon us, we think it's the perfect time to talk more about salads and how you can make your salad recipes exciting and regular in your daily meals. So here are some ideas to up your salad game.
 

It's true that nowadays there are readymade salad dressings available in the market but making one at home has its own charm. And don't forget that it is pretty simple to do so as well and you can always get creative with it. Any of the classic dressings like Blue cheese, Caesar dressing, Balsamic vinaigrette, poppy seed, French and Italian!
 

Now that your salad and the dressing is ready, all you want to do at last is make sure that the dressing doesn't make the veggies in your salad soggy. In order to avoid that, you need to pre-pack your salads in a way that can keep them fresh all week.

For example, when using mason jars, it's important to remember to put dressing at the bottom, followed by dense vegetables first like carrots and then the softer vegetables like peppers or tomatoes. On touching the salad dressing, the denser vegetables will not get soggy. Add your leafy greens like lettuce or kale and in the end, goes your protein. Screw the cap on your jar tightly and store in your fridge. Another option is to use BPA-free plastic containers. Unlike Mason jars, keep the salad dressing separately in another container.

This fairly simple DIY recipe and some hacks to keep your salad interesting and fresh will definitely make you the salad queen/king this summer. Don't forget to get creative and add your own personal touch!

If you're hosting a BBQ or picnic this summer, then you definitely need to add this DIY pasta salad on your menu, and don't forget to show it to your friends so they're not missing out!