Pasta Salad Book

Chapter 1	The basics
	Introduction	9
	The Long and the Short of It: The Best Choice of Pasta for Salad	10
	A Visual Guide to Pastas Used in This Book	12
	How to Cook Pasta for Salad	14
	Salad Smarts	15
Chapter 2	Master recipes
	Vinaigrette	18
	Mayonnaise	19
	Roasting Peppers	20
	Blanching Vegetables	20
	Toasting Nuts and Seeds	21
Chapter 3	Vegetable pasta salad
	Orecchiette and Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Honey-Ginger Dressing	25
	Spicy Soba Sesame Salad	26
	Autumn Shells Salad with Curried Apples, Pears, and Walnuts	29
	Fusilli Salad with Sugar Snap Peas and Roasted Peppers	30
	Greek Orzo Salad with Tomatoes and Cucumbers in Lemon Dressing	32
	B & B Fusilli Salad with Goat Cheese and Arugula	33
	Cellentani Salad with Baby Peas and Mint	35
	Fettuccine with a Trio of Tomatoes Salad	36
	Basket Makers' Shells and Mango Salad with Jicama and Celery Seed Dressing	39
	Radiatore Salad with Roasted Vegetables	40
	Couscous Vegetable Salad with Lemon Dressing	41
	Orzo Primavera Salad	43
	Indian Summer Ravioli and Broccoli Salad	44
	Peaches and Pasta Salad with Mint Pesto	47
	Orecchiette Salad with Roasted Corn and Red Pepper	48
	"Meredith in Bloom" Picnic Pasta Salad with Roasted Asparagus	50
	Gemelli Crunchy Slaw	51
Chapter 4	Meat and poultry pasta salad
	Radiatore Beef Salad with Horseradish Dressing	55
	Annual Meeting Tortellini and Prosciutto Salad	56
	Chicken Rigatoni Ceasar Salad	58
	Pipette Salad with Ham and Eggs	59
	Pepperoni Pizza Salad	61
	Chinese Chicken Salad with Rice Noodles	62
	Snow Party Pasta Salad	63
	The Antipasto Salad	65
	Asian Peanut Noodles with Shredded Chicken	66
Chapter 5	Seafood pasta salad
	Music Festival Lobster Pasta Salad	70
	Udon and Shrimp Salad	71
	Pasta Salad Nicoise	73
	Boca Raton Asian Seafood Pasta Salad	74
	Pipette and Surimi "Louis" Salad	76
	Heartland Mussels and Shells Salad	77
	Manicotti Stuffed with Tuna Salad	79
	Salmon, Peas, and Pasta Salad with Dill Dressing	80
	Campanelle, Artichoke, and Anchovy Salad	82
	Crabmeat Salad Shells	83
Chapter 6	from family and friends
	Ellen's Couscous, Lentil, and Pasta Salad	86
	The Roommate's Vermicelli Salad	87
	Kathryn's Gemelli Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Artichokes	89
	Wendy's Rotini and Smoked Salmon Salad with Tomato-Basil Vinaigrette	90
	Lisa's Exploding Asian Noodle Salad	92
	Helen's Farfalle Salad with Lemon-Caper Dressing	93
	Alex and Andy's Rotini and Black Bean Salad	95
	Jo's Campanelle Salad with Tomatoes, Basil, and Brie	96
	Beede Falls Orzo Salad	98
	Susan and Paolo's Yale Pasta Salad	99
	Endeavor Cafe Pasta Salad	101
	CH's Orzo Salad with Spinach, Olives, and Feta	102
	Waterfall Cafe Pasta Salad	104
	Dan's Retro Macaroni Salad	105
	References
	Index	106
	Table of Equivalents	108