Pasta salad

Pasta salad is a preparation of cold dishes based on cooked pasta, which is particularly offered on cold buffets, parties and barbecues.

To prepare the traditional way are noodles in a single mouthful is not too soft ( al dente ) boiled and after cooling with ingredients such as diced cooked ham, canned peas, mushrooms and pickled cucumbers and a dressing of, for example, with yogurt diluted mayonnaise, spices and lemon juice or vinegar mixed.

Depending on the recipe, the ingredients can vary widely and include, for example, raw vegetables or fruit, fish, cheese or exotic spices. Instead of mayonnaise vinaigrette is also frequently used.

Herein lies next to the ease of preparation, the great advantage and certainly the popularity of pasta salads that can be made ​​due to the variety of ingredients can be combined in innumerable (taste ) variants.