making cold pasta harder and less absorbent. Adding more dressing or oil isn't the answer because the salad can end up completely waterlogged or a gooey mess. The trick for a perfectly dressed ...

It can be as simple as tossing some Italian dressing with freshly cooked ... effectively at lower temperatures. This means cold foods, like pasta salad, need extra seasoning.

If you can, make extra dressing to drizzle over the salad the next day. Cook the pasta as per the package directions, then ...

Meet your new picnic go-to. This tangy-coleslaw-meets-creamy-pasta-salad features a nutty sauce inspired by Japanese goma, or toasted sesame, dressing. This cold soba noodle salad features green ...

Fieri's pasta salad features a rainbow of fresh ... When the noodles were cooked, drained, and cooled via a cold rinse, I mixed in the dressing and added the "bacon" crumbles, shredded cheese ...

The ever-popular chicken caesar salad is made more substantial by adding pasta ... pasta and rinse under the cold tap. Set aside to drain. To make the Caesar dressing, put all the ingredients ...

Two bowls of pasta salad on a table with a spoon above and a bowl of cooked zucchini and one of corn on the cob below. - Carlo A/Getty Images I shop at Costco at least once a week. Here are 10 ...

To make the pasta salad, cook the pasta in a saucepan of salted, boiling water for 10–12 minutes, or as per packet instructions. Drain the pasta and rinse under the cold tap to cool and wash off ...