27 Tasty Pasta Salads

This go-to main dish is so easy. Simply toss together fresh spinach, feta cheese, olive oil, lemon, pasta, canned beans, and a handful of spices.

Fresh herbs, veggies, and olives are tossed with pasta in this sprightly salad. Feta cheese gives it a tangy finish.

A simple salad of mesclun greens, sweet grape tomatoes, blue cheese, pine nuts, and pasta is better than the sum of its parts.

Yellow sweet peppers, artichoke hearts, ripe olives, and a light lemon-herb dressing highlight this delicious -- and pretty -- pasta salad.

A sophisticated little twist with Citrus Vinaigrette makes a summer-fresh dressing for this shrimp dish.

Pasta steps in for steamed rice in this Asian-inspired chicken salad. Be sure to purchase an Asian salad dressing to stay true to the salad's intended flavor.

Combine pasta, snow peas, honeydew, strawberries, and cashews, sprinkle with orange peel, and top with a white or clear poppy seed dressing to show off the fresh colors and flavors of this salad.

Thanks to rich, cheese-filled tortellini, a sprinkling of veggies, and classic mustard-herb vinaigrette, this pasta salad is in a league of its own.

The Asian ingredients of plum sauce, soy sauce, and sesame oil make this pasta salad truly exceptional.

Chicken salad takes an adventurous turn when you add the worldly flavors of papaya and curry.

The fat content in this scallops, spinach, and pea pasta salad is minimal because the orange and white wine vinegar dressing is made without any oil.

In late summer when the corn is sweet and tomatoes are juicy -- or when you're just aching for summer -- this salad is a refreshing side dish or light meal.

Noodles bathed in a soy-ginger dressing and tossed with kohlrabi, carrots, sweet peppers, and radishes, and topped with cilantro and peanuts, make a tasty Asian-inspired salad.

Cheese, melon, watercress, and fresh mint create intriguing flavors carried beautifully by the pasta and enhanced with the poppy seed dressing.

Peas add flavor and color to this light salad while the mustard-and-horseradish-tinged dressing gives it a bit of a kick.

Toss the hot pasta mixture with the salad greens just until the greens start to wilt. Then serve this Asian-inspired salad warm.

The basil, prosciutto, and pine nuts pack plenty of flavor into this cool pasta salad.

Pasta, green beans, tomatoes, kalamata olives, and plenty of basil topped with a generous dose of Parmesan and then tossed with a mustard-garlic vinaigrette make a simple -- and simply delicious -- salad.