Pasta Salad: 50 Favorite Recipes, Cookbook of the Day

by Nicole Weston, Posted Jun 25th 2006 @ 8:01AM

How many different kinds of pasta salad have you had? How many can you make? Pasta is a medium that lends itself to an almost infinite number of flavor variations, which is fortunate because it is well-liked and inexpensive, always on hand for a meal on short notice. Summer doesn't quite lend itself to the heavier, hotter pasta dishes that are so satisfying in winter, but it is the season when pasta salad really shines because there is such a variety of fresh, tasty ingredients to choose from. Pasta salads can almost always be served hot, at room temperature or chilled, so the timing can be as flexible as the ingredients. Pasta Salad: 50 Favorite Recipes serves up a wide variety of salad options, from simple and kid-friendly (Pepperoni Pasta Salad) to elegant (Autumn Shells Salad with Curried Apples, Pears and Walnuts) . The book starts by presenting the "basics," such as pointing out how to select the best pastas for salads, and offers five "master recipes" that can be used in any number of dishes. There are vegetarian, meat/poultry and seafood salads to choose from, so most eaters should be able to find something they'll like in here.

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