Pesto Pasta Salad, Creamy Cucumber Salad, Thai Crunch Salad

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PREVIEW TEXT GOES HERE Pesto Pasta Salad with Peas, Pine Nuts & Mozzarella Pearls Though pasta salad is a staple at every summer cookout, most of them are (forgive me) pretty bad. The usual formula – cold cooked pasta, raw vegetables, and an oil-and-vinegar salad dressing – just doesn't work well. The key to making a delicious pasta salad is to replace the sharp vinaigrette with a rich and flavorful sauce. In this recipe, zesty pesto mellowed and thickened with a little mayonnaise makes a lovely sauce. Peas and pesto go well together, so I add peas to both the sauce and the pasta. Crunchy toasted pine nuts and creamy mozzarella pearls fill the salad out... READ MORE More Salads For Summer's Last Hurrah Creamy Cucumber Salad Thai Crunch Salad with Peanut Dressing Fresh Corn Salad with Scallions and Basil Classic Coleslaw Black Bean and Corn Salad with Chipotle-Honey Vinaigrette Asian Slaw with Ginger Peanut Dressing French Grated Carrot Salad with Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette German Potato Salad Israeli Salad with Feta A Better Macaroni Salad WHAT YOU'RE SAYING "We just finished eating this for dessert – my daughter is jumping up and down over it – so, so good." —KIM Banana Pudding
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