9 pasta salad recipes
Pasta salads make great prep-ahead lunches or quick and light dinners. Our easy ideas include orecchiette pasta with prawns and a tomato caper dressing to penne with pesto, peas and spinach
Want an easy pasta salad recipe? Try one of our quick and easy ideas, including easy healthy pasta salads and a simple cold Italian pasta salad.
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Pasta salad recipes
Pasta salad with bocconcini, capers and tomatoes
Pasta gets tossed with tomatoes, olive oil, red wine vinegar and capers here, before being finished off with mozzarella cheese balls and fresh herbs. A great veggie dinner that's ready in 20 minutes.
Orecchiette pasta salad with prawns, basil, feta and tomato caper dressing
Check out this easy pasta and prawn salad recipe with crumbly feta, basil and a simple caper and tomato dressing. This quick salad dish is low in calories and ready in under 30 minutes.
Deli pasta salad
Lots of deli staples like sweet roasted red peppers, olives, artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes and salami join farfalle pasta in this speedy and colourful pasta salad. Finish with parsley and crunchy red onion.
Penne pasta salad with pesto, peas and spinach
Make your own pesto or buy it fresh in a tub to make this vibrant dish, with frozen peas, spinach and parmesan.
Storecupboard pasta salad
Turn storecupboard staples like tinned tuna, jarred red peppers and olives into this vibrant, nutritious orzo pasta salad, on the table in 20 minutes.
Prawn and dill pasta salad
This prawn pasta salad has a creamy but light sauce made with mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, crushed garlic and lemon juice. Prawns, dill and crisp spring onion add fresh-tasting appeal.
Orzo salad with ’nduja prawns, feta and olive
Check out our orzo salad recipe with spicy 'nduja pesto, crumbly feta and juicy prawns. Make this simple salad for an easy meal that's low in calories but punchy in flavour.
Caprese pasta salad
We've reimagined the classic Italian caprese salad as a chilled pasta dish with creamy mozzarella, sweet and juicy tomatoes and fresh basil.
Vegan orzo deli salad
Check out this super simple orzo salad recipe with crunchy red onion and sweet sunblush tomatoes. This vegan salad recipe is easy to make and low in calories.
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