Strawberry Avocado Pasta Salad
This creamy strawberry avocado pasta salad is a lighter, healthier summer pasta salad recipe that can’t be beat. So delicious and so easy to make! Spring and summer are the seasons for pasta salad! Whether you need something simple for a weekend lunch on the patio or something easy to bring to all those summer parties, summer pasta salad recipes are a must. I always keep a few good ones up my sleeve. Recipes using fresh strawberries are especially important this time of year, and I rely on my FRIDGEFRESH to keep the food in my refrigerator fresh up to 3 WEEKS LONGER! It truly changed this recipe, for the better! See more below. This Strawberry Avocado Pasta Salad is my new go-to this year. It’s sooo delicious, and it’s super light and fresh. Penne pasta salad with feta, avocado, strawberries, and arugula, plus it’s lightened up with Greek Yogurt instead of mayo. So I think this dish counts as healthy! You can serve this side dish warm or keep it in the refrigerator for a bit and serve it cold. It tastes amazing either way! Plus it makes great leftovers, so save any extra for an easy lunch the next day.
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Summer Pasta Salad
This penne pasta salad with feta, strawberries, avocado, and more is just so creamy and dreamy! It’s the perfect summer pasta salad recipe for al fresco dining, and it’s the perfect dish to bring to summer potlucks and BBQs. This recipe is going to come in handy!
Pasta Salad Ingredients:
Penne Pasta Fresh Strawberries Avocado Baby Arugula Crumbled Feta Cheese Fresh Basil Poppy Seed Dressing Lemon Juice Greek Yogurt Salt & Pepper to taste
These penne pasta salad ingredients create such a fresh and summery flavor. So creamy and delicious! If you want to add even more to this dish, you could include bacon crumbles, sweet corn, apples, peach slices, and more. The extra fruit would add even more sweetness, and the bacon would add just a little bit of savoriness to balance things out.
How to Make Strawberry Avocado Pasta Salad
Fresh strawberries, creamy avocado, crumbled feta cheese, baby arugula, sweet poppy seed dressing…this combo would make a great salad with or without the pasta, but we’re here for PASTA SALAD, so the penne stays. I love how easy this recipe is! You can make it in under 30 minutes and have it ready for any occasion. How to Make Strawberry Avocado Pasta Salad:
Can you make pasta salad ahead of time?
Pasta salad is a great dish to make ahead of time. Since it’s often served cold (and sometimes tastes even better that way), you can easily prepare this recipe and set it in the refrigerator until you’re ready to eat it. You can make it anywhere from a couple of hours to a couple of days ahead of time. But since it’s a quick dish to make, I’d recommend only letting it sit in the fridge for a few hours or maybe overnight, that way it can still keep its fresh qualities. If you really need to make this well in advance (more than a day), I recommend making the pasta, mixing in the dressing, and then waiting until you’re ready to serve to add the strawberries and avocado. Also note that the avocado cubes might start to brown if it sits in the refrigerator too long. Whether making it ahead of time or storing leftovers, this strawberry avocado pasta salad recipe will keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. (or a bit longer if you use Fridge Fresh!)
Start preparing for all those summer BBQs and parties with this summer pasta salad recipe! So much flavor and so easy to make. What’s not to love?! If you like this summer pasta salad recipe, you’ll love these other dishes too:
Green Goddess Pasta Salad Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad BLT Pasta Salad Recipe Grilled Peach Salad Pesto Pasta Salad Classic Italian Pasta Salad Shrimp Pasta Salad
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