PASTA SALAD 3 WAYS (Literally The Best Pasta Salads I've Ever Had)

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*note: I create all of my recipes in grams. Using grams will deliver the closest outcome to what you see in my videos*

CREAMY
2000g/2qt water
45g or 2.5tbsp salt
225g or 1/2lb elbow macaroni
25g or 2tbsp white distilled vinegar
splash of olive oil
30g or 1/2c shallot finely minced and rinsed
60g or 1/2c celery, finely chopped
30g or 1/3c scallion, thinly sliced
100g or 3/4 cup frozen peas (thawed)
100g or 1/4lb bacon, crispy and chopped
5g or 1/2-3/4c fresh dill
black pepper & salt to taste

DRESSING FOR CREAMY
Add the following into a high sided container:
1 egg
50g or 1/4c sour cream
25g or 2tbsp dijon mustard
15g 1 1/4tbsp sugar
10g or 3/4tbsp lemon juice
5g or 1tsp Worcestershire
5g or 3/4-1tsp salt
1/2 clove garlic.
300g or 1 1/3c neutral oil (light colored olive oil, grapeseed, canola)

Blend with immersion blender and stream in oil.

Add water and salt to med-lrg saucepan and bring to boil. Add pasta and boil for about 11min or until tender. Drain, reserving a few scoops of pasta water. Add vinegar and a splash of olive oil to drained pasta and allow to cool to room temp. Once cooled, add shallot, celery, scallion, peas, bacon. Add a couple of dollops of creamy dressing and a bit of pasta water and gently stir until pasta is well coated, but not swimming in dressing. Add dill, salt and pepper to taste, & stir to combine.

PESTO PASTA SALAD
2000g/2qt water
45g or 2.5tbsp salt
225g or 1/2lb pasta (I use shells)
25g or 2tbsp white distilled vinegar
splash of olive oil
300g or 1 1/4c pesto (recipe below) + more for garnish
200g or 1c mozzarella pearls, halved
200g or 1c cherry tomatoes, halved (I recommend sungolds)
Strong pinch grated parm

Add water and salt to med-lrg saucepan and bring to boil. Add pasta and boil for about 12min or until tender. Drain. Add vinegar and olive oil to drained pasta, stir, and allow to cool to room temp. Add pesto and stir to combine. Add mozz, tomatoes, and strong pinch of parm. Fold to combine.

PESTO for SALAD
Add the following to food processor and spin on high for 20-30sec or until well broken down.
100g or 3/4c toasted pine nuts or walnuts
100g or 5ish c basil
20g 1ish c parsley
30g or 1/2c shallot (minsed and rinsed)
100g or 1+c grated parm
225g or 1 3/4c cold olive oil
5g or 3/4-1tsp salt
30g or 2tbsp lemon juice

CLASSIC MOM'S SYLE/DELI PASTA SALAD
2000g/2qt water
45g or 2.5tbsp salt
225g or 1/2lb pasta (I use rotini)
25g or 2 tbsp white distilled vinegar
splash of olive oil
150g or 1/2-3/4c b-man's Italian Dressing (recipe below)
65g or 1/4c fresh mozzarella, diced
100g or 1/2c black olives, halved
50g or 1/2c pepperoncini, sliced
100g or 1 3/4c oil-packed sun dried tomatoes, sliced
60g or 1/2 of a med red bell pepper, diced small
60g or 1/4lb Genoa salami, sliced
75g or 3/4c grated parmesan

Add water and salt to med-lrg saucepan and bring to boil. Add pasta and boil for about 11-12min or until tender. Drain. Add vinegar and olive oil to drained pasta, stir, and allow to cool to room temp. Add dressing, mozz, olives, pepperoncini, sun dried tomatoes, red bell pepper, salami, and grated parm. Stir to combine and add additional dressing, parm, and/or salt to taste, if needed.

BMAN'S ITALIAN DRESSING
Add the following into a high-sided container, blend with immersion blender and slowly stream in 200g or 1c neutral oil (light colored olive oil, canola, grapeseed, etc)
25g red wine vinegar
45g or or 2 tbsp white distilled vinegar
20g or 1/3c red onion, rinsed
1 garlic clove
15g or 1/8-1/4 of a red bell pepper
25g 1 1/2tbsp grainy mustard
15g or 1 1/4tbsp sugar
5g 3/4-1tsp salt
1/4 tsp each of: oregano, basil, black pepper, and chili flake

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[Lydia-sqmh]

“2, 25% is the perfect ratio”. Me, who never measures anything when cooking and does everything by feeling: …Noted 😀

[daderall]

When you said "eat it by the pool" I thought that was a recommended serving size.

[snedie]

0:23 creamy macaroni salad
6:10 pesto pasta salad
9:20 moms style/Italian style

[angeliet.]

I love the fact that there are small recipes within the recipe
Like the homemade mayo or the bacon. Love it

[luciabreccia]

I just made the last salad, it is INCREDIBLE. Even if you don't like cold foods I promise you this will blow your mind. Amazingly good. One of those recipes to write down and cook all your life.

[crazynerdygirl]

Made the pesto pasta salad for a potluck and it was a hit! Had people text me after the party saying they couldn’t believe how good the pesto was. Thanks for the recipe and inspiration!

[ThyAsianMan]

The Italian dressing is hands down the best pasta salad dressing I’ve made, and I’ve tried out a bunch. It’s emulsified, has incredible color, and is so simple. Thank you!

[GodlessGerman]

Pasta Salad are like THE most common thing here in Germany when it comes to sidedishes for BBQs. Still learned new tricks, tho. I already tried two of the recipes and they were amazing

[rachaelhoffman-dachelet]

The macaroni salad plus tuna is my favorite summer dish. My husband hates both mayo and tuna, but luckily I raised my kids right, so I have people to eat proper salads with.

[baldu]

First time I see that a chef actually seasons his dishes with genuine amount of salt, Parmesan etc and that is real cooking. When most of videos presents just pinch of salt or paprika or whatever I know straight away that it won't be seasoned enough!

[keithwall]

Pasta salad!?! Amazing. This channel will become immortalized in the public record as the definitive no nonsense standard for key recipes. Information dense, no fluff, no bs, just get it done right. Thank you sir!

[bishopsdad]

Brian.
The Mom’s pasta/ deli style pasta salad is my favorite recipe for this year from the internet. I made it for a BBQ this past weekend. It is a perfect balance of sweet-N-salty. My two friends who are serious foodies raves about it and begged for the recipe. Not only did I share the recipe I think they are both going to start following your channel.
Thank you for the amazing recipe and inspiring me to do more “homemade” delicious food. I cannot wait to try more of your recipes.

[MrRosiesfavorites]

all look great. three recipes in 12 minutes. no long drawn out explanations. just straight up and to the point.

[livcarter]

I tried to make the creamy pasta salad tonight. I was sceptical that I had the skills necessary to make my own mayo but this recipe is flawless and so easy. Highly recommended!!

[loishill]

I cannot imagine anyone NOT liking pasta salad! Great looking salads you made! Inspiring to say the least!

[rosaruiz]

I made the pesto pasta for my cousins birthday last weekend. It was a little tricky because she doesn’t have a food processor so I had to use a nutribullet. I made it with walnuts because I couldn’t find pine nuts. It was really delicious, everyone liked it! I made a large batch and almost all of it was gone, the rest people took home. Thanks for the recipe I can’t wait to try the Italian pasta next 😊💙

[rozchristopherson]

I'm 60 and I learned more tips about pasta salads here than I've ever learned elsewhere. I'm vegan so I'll tweak these salads a little. Thank you

[SightedMoth]

I’m not a huge pasta salad guy but when I saw the pesto pasta salad I knew it was something I wanted to see made. It’s super simple and has everything I like in it, so I’ll definitely try it sometime

[Opusss]

I love mac salad, it's a summer staple for me. I like to use celery salt in mine even with actual celery in the salad. Also radishes hold up nicely in mac salad.

[brettmoore]

I've made all three of these and they are BYFAR the most incredible pasta salads I've ever had/made. You're the king of sauces, Bri.