The Best Easy Cold Pasta Recipe
This colorful easy cold pasta recipe is brimming with fresh and tangy flavors that are brought together with a piquant champagne dressing.
Summertime is the right time to make cold pasta and this one is guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser! It’s filled with my favorites like olives, cherry tomatoes, artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes, and feta, all drizzled with a tangy champagne vinaigrette.
I’ve made this pasta as simple as possible so the only real “work” here is boiling the pasta 😉 Make this pasta salad for a picnic, a barbeque, or potluck, as one thing will be certain: it will surely be a hit!
This post is about how to make a yummy easy cold pasta recipe.
The Best Easy Cold Pasta Recipe
What do I need to make cold pasta salad?
To make this recipe, you will need:
- Garden Rotini Pasta: This is the colorful one, usually with an original pasta color, orange color, and green color.
- Black Olives: Sliced.
- Manzanilla Green Olives: Stuffed with pimento or without. Sliced.
- Sundried Tomatoes: Reserve the oil because it adds flavor to the pasta.
- Artichoke Hearts: Quartered work best here.
- Feta Cheese: Crumbled. Adds a savory and creamy note.
- Cherry Tomatoes: Add a burst of juiciness and freshness to the salad. Use the round cherry tomatoes as they are sweeter than their grape tomatoes counterpart.
- Parsley: Chopped finely. Adds freshness and color.
- Champagne Dressing: I use a bottled vinaigrette called Girard’s Champagne Dressing to save on time.
How do I make this recipe?
Start by boiling water and cook the pasta according to the directions on the box. Once the pasta is cooked, drain it, and transfer it to a large bowl.
Slice the olives, if they are not already sliced, chop the parsley, and drain the artichoke hearts.
Add the olives, sundried tomatoes, artichokes, parsley, and dressing to the pasta and toss to combine.
Then add the feta cheese and cherry tomatoes to the pasta and toss to combine.
And…you’re done! You can serve it right away or let it chill in the refrigerator for an hour before serving.
Does this pasta keep well in the refrigerator?
Yes, this pasta keeps well in the refrigerator for up to 3-5 days.
If you enjoyed this recipe, you may also enjoy these other favorites:
- Orzo Pasta Salad With Feta and Roasted Vegetables
- Corn Salad With Mayo And Sun-Dried Tomatoes
- My Go-To Spring Mix Salad Recipe
- Crisp Greek Salad With Lettuce
- Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad with Slivered Almonds and Dates
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This post was about how to make the best easy cold pasta recipe.
The Best Easy Cold Pasta Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box garden rotini pasta (16 ounces)
- 1 ¾ cups sliced black olives about 1 can
- ½ cup Manzanilla green olives sliced
- ¾ cup sundried tomatoes (with oil) Julienne cut
- 1 can quartered artichoke hearts drained
- 1 cup feta cheese crumbled
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes (about 10 ounces) cut in half
- ⅓ cup fresh parsley finely chopped
- 1 cup Girard's champagne dressing
Instructions
- In a large pot, boil water and cook the pasta according to the directions on the box. Once the pasta is cooked, drain it, and transfer it to a large bowl.
- Slice the olives (if they are not already sliced), chop the parsley, and drain the artichoke hearts.
- Add the olives, sundried tomatoes, artichokes, parsley, and dressing to the pasta and toss to combine.
- Add the feta cheese and cherry tomatoes to the pasta and toss to combine. Serve.
This has quickly become my favorite summer pasta salad! I made it for a bbq and everyone raved about how delicious it was. Looking forward to making it again soon!
That’s great! Love that you and your guests loved it. Thank you for sharing!