Dill Pickle Pasta Salad Recipes

DILL PICKLE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Don't forget to add some salt to the boiling water before adding the pasta. I add about 1 teaspoon.
• When pasta is done cooking drain pasta and rinse with cold water. Move rinsed cooked pasta to a mixing bowl and pour 1/3 cup of pickle juice over it. Stir to combine. Let it sit while you prepare the rest.
• Chop the dill pickles and cheese into small cubes. Finely chop the white onion.
• Drain the pasta again that was sitting in the pickle juice. Add it back to the mixing bowl. Add in the pickles, cheese, and white onion. Stir to combine.
• In a small bowl combine all the dressing ingredients and pour over the pasta salad. Stir everything together to combine well. Salad can be eaten right away but I prefer it cold, and if you do too, then cover it and refrigerate it for 1-2 hours.
• * I would recommend not making this too far ahead of time. For best results serve this salad within a few hours of making it. Either right away or after the refrigeration time. Leftovers do keep well in the fridge but the dressing thickens up and it's not as creamy as when you first make it.

DILL PICKLE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Boil pasta al dente according to package directions. Run under cold water to stop cooking.
• Toss cold pasta with about ½ cup of pickle juice and set aside for about 5 minutes. Drain & discard pickle juice.
• Combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
• Toss all ingredients in a large bowl. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

DILL PICKLE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Start by bringing a large pot of water to boil. Once it's roiling, salt the water, add the rotini pasta, and cook until al dente (approximately 8 minutes).
• While the noodles are cooking, whisk all of the other ingredients together in a medium bowl, leaving some pickles set aside. This will make your dressing. If you are using fresh herbs or pickle juice, you can add them now as well.
• When the noodles are ready, rinse them in cold water and add them to a large bowl. Allow the noodles to cool completely.
• (NOTE: This is where you'll want to add any vegetables, meat, or cheese from the variations.)
• Cover the noodles in the dressing and mix, mix, mix!
• Chill at least one hour and then serve. Top with more pickles.

DILL PICKLE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain. Rinse in cold water until rotini are cold and place in a large bowl.
• While pasta cooks, mix mayonnaise, pickles, mustard, vinegar, sugar, pepper, celery salt, and garlic powder together in a bowl. Stir dressing into cold noodles until fully coated. Add additional pickle chunks to taste. Serve chilled.

SMASHED PICKLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the red onion and pickle brine.
• On your cutting board, whack the pickles with a meat mallet or the back of a wooden spoon, then rip into 1/2-inch pieces. (If using spears, simply rip them into 1/2-inch pieces.)
• Add the smashed pickles to the bowl, along with the celery, sour cream, dill and mayonnaise. Stir vigorously until creamy and combined. This salad is best eaten right away. (It can be refrigerated up to one day, but the dressing will start to get watery.)

DILL PICKLE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Boil pasta al dente according to package directions.
• Run under cold water to stop cooking.
• Toss cold pasta with 1/2 cup of pickle juice and set aside for about 5 minutes. Drain and discard pickle juice.
• Combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
• Toss all ingredients in a large bowl. Refrigerate at least an hour before serving.

FIESTA PASTA SALAD WITH DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook fusilli in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, for 6 minutes. Add frozen vegetables; continue cooking until fusilli is tender yet firm to the bite, about 6 minutes more. Drain.
• Soak the fusilli-vegetable mixture in cold water until cool to the touch.
• Meanwhile, mix pickles, celery, and radishes with creamy salad dressing, Cheddar cheese, Thousand Island dressing, relish, and Dijon mustard together in a large bowl. Drain fusilli and vegetables and mix in. Cover and refrigerate, 1 to 8 hours. Sprinkle paprika on top before serving.