How to Make a Perfect Pasta Salad

Pasta salad is a reliable crowd pleaser.

Simple is good when it comes to pasta salad. If you are looking for the perfect pasta salad recipe for a potluck or picnic, Caesar salad dressing is the key. You can change up the vegetables according to your taste preferences.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Pasta (bow tie or corkscrew shapes work well)
• Caesar salad dressing
• Grape tomatoes
• Celery
• Feta cheese

1. Cook entire box or bag of pasta until al dente. Don't overcook the pasta because you don't want it to be limp. Once pasta is done, rinse immediately with cold water and drain.

2. Dice celery into bit-size pieces and cut grape tomatoes in half. Toss both with the pasta in a large bowl.

3. Pour a bottle of Caesar salad dressing into the bowl & toss until everything is coated. Let chill for 1 hour.

4. Toss again, and top with a handful or two of feta cheese.

Tips & Warnings

• There is no real measuring to this recipe as it is really simply based on taste. Add more or less of anything to suit your taste. The key in this recipe is really the dressing!