Crowd-pleasing pasta salads

This delicious pasta salad recipe is perfect for sharing! Whip up a batch of this mustardy bacon, corn and avocado filled creation for a tasty BBQ or potluck dish.

Easy to make but packed full of flavour, this zesty salmon and feta pasta salad can be on the table in no time at all – perfect for a mid week dinner.

Omit hazelnuts. You can use any short pasta. Assemble salad just before serving. Try sun-dried tomatoes instead of regular tomatoes. Toss bought antipasto vegetables through the salad. Try sliced salami in this salad. Instead of baby spinach, mixed salad leaves are fine. Note

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Not suitable to freeze or microwave. This salad, without the dressing, can be made several hours ahead and refrigerated, covered. Note

if you can’t find orecchiette pasta, replace it with penne. Note

Use a whole cooked chicken, cooled and skinned, if more convenient. Note

This delicious summer salad is packed full of delicious, fresh ingredients. Even better, it can be on the table in under twenty minutes!

Whip up a tasty, fresh dinner in less than ten minutes that will please the whole family. Jam-packed with goodness, this Asian chicken salad is a crowd-pleaser!

Marinating the tomatoes extracts the juices, creating a sweet and tangy dressing. Note

For a variation, add sliced avocado and toasted croutons made from stale bread. Note

This fresh, delicious pasta salad recipe sees tender baby beets, creamy feta and grilled zucchini come together flawlessly for a perfect sharing dish or light dinner

A simple pasta salad with bright Mediterranean flavours; a great light lunch or dinner option.

Serve this dish family style in a big bowl with the nuts, chorizo, tomatoes and rocket gently tossed through ribbons of spaghetti.

Fresh, fast and healthy, this pesto pasta salad is bursting with the goodness of kumara, eggs and sun-dried tomato pesto.

If preparing this salad ahead, do not add the rocket leaves or dressing until ready to serve. Note

Frozen broad beans are sold in 500g packets. They are shelled from their pods but the tough outer membrane still requires peeling. After blanching, they are easily squeezed off. Note