Learn how to make the best cold salmon pasta salad recipe ever. It is healthy, colorful, loaded with flavours, and topped with a creamy Italian dressing. It is the perfect side dish with almost everything. Also, it is suitable to take on picnics.
I love making this Italian pasta salad because I can add lots of fresh veggies and it is super quick. Try to make this cold pasta salad, and I am sure it will be your best no-cook lunch throughout the week.
Cold Salmon Pasta Salad Ingredients
- Pasta, any kind
- Spring onions
- Smoked salmon
- Avocado, chopped
- Romaine lettuce, chopped
- Black olive
- Parsley, chopped
- Cherry tomatoes, cut into halves
- Cucumber, chopped
- Mozzarella cheese, cut cubes
Dressing:
- Yoghurt
- Mayonnaise
- Salt
- Back pepper
- Italian seasoning
- Olive oil
- Dijon mustard
- White vinegar
How to Make Cold Salmon Pasta Salad?
Making the Salad: Cook the pasta in salty water according to the package instructions. In a serving salad bowl, add all the salad ingredients then set aside.
Making the Italian Pasta Salad Dressing: Mix all the dressing ingredients well then pour over the salad and serve.
Top Tips
- Don't overcook the pasta and let it cool down before mixing it with other ingredients.
- Other ingredients to add to this salad are carrots, bell peppers, green olives, asparagus, broccoli, and sweetcorn.
- You can use any kind of pasta you prefer. For me, I prefer to use Rotini pasta.
- If you don't have time to make the Italian dressing, you can buy it. However, I prefer to make it myself for better taste.
- You can store this pasta salad in the fridge for 3-4 days. However, I don't recommend freezing it.
Serving Suggestions
Almost anything can go well with this salad, below are some suggestions:
- Garlic parmesan baked potatoes
- Creamy mushroom chicken
- Sweet and sour chicken
- Sticky Chinese chicken drumsticks
- Butter garlic chicken breast recipe
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Cold Salmon Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 150 g pasta , any kind
- 2 spring onions , chopped
- 150 g smoked salmon , cut into small pisces
- 2 avocado , chopped
- 1 romaine lettuce , chopped
- 1 cup black olive
- ¼ cup parsley , chopped
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes , cut into halves
- 1 cucumber , chopped
- 250 g mozzarella cheese , cut cubes
Dressing
- ¾ cup yoghurt
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon back pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
Instructions
- Making the Salad: Cook the pasta in salty water according to the package instructions. In a serving salad bowl, add all the salad ingredients then set aside.
- Making the Pasta Salad Dressing: Mix all the dressing ingredients well then pour over the salad and serve.
Notes
- Don't overcook the pasta and let it cool down before mixing it with other ingredients.
- Other ingredients to add to this salad are carrots, bell peppers, green olives, asparagus, broccoli, and sweetcorn.
- You can use any kind of pasta you prefer. For me, I prefer to use Rotini pasta.
- If you don't have time to make the Italian dressing, you can buy it. However, I prefer to make it myself for better taste.
- You can store this pasta salad in the fridge for 3-4 days. However, I don't recommend freezing it.
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