Pasta Salad Suggestions

Allen May said:

I'm looking for some suggestions for pasta salad made-to-
order.

My company is considering opening a booth at a local
farmer's market selling pasta-made-to-order. We will be
selling hot pasta to order but I thought pasta salad made-to-
order would go well in the Summertime.

We want to do this in a farmer's market environment so we
won't have a full-blown kitchen available to us. There
will also be one person working by themselves.

I hope someone could suggest the follow:
- Any unique pasta salad recipes
- Easy ways to create pasta salad to-order (like using
ketchup bottles to squirt the Italian dressing, etc)

Thanks

-Allen

Black beans, corn kernals, diced green pepper, diced onions,
jalepenyos, sprinkle of shredded chedder. Sprinkle of cumin
on top. Maybe ranch dressing cut with mayo so it's not so
strong. Pasta Mexicano? Edrena on the border

Allen May said:

I'm looking for some suggestions for pasta salad made-to-
order.

Quoted message said:

My company is considering opening a booth at a local
farmer's market selling pasta-made-to-order. We will be
selling hot pasta to order but I thought pasta salad made-to-
order would go well in the Summertime.

Quoted message said:

We want to do this in a farmer's market environment so we
won't have a full-blown kitchen available to us. There
will also be one person working by themselves.

Quoted message said:

I hope someone could suggest the follow:
- Any unique pasta salad recipes
- Easy ways to create pasta salad to-order (like using
ketchup bottles to squirt the Italian dressing, etc)

Honestly, I think pasta salad has been done to death and
pasta salads tend to need a couple of hours of chilling
after they're prepared in order for flavors to blend. You
could have a selection of different marinated vegies, a few
salad dressings and let people make their own and charge by
the pound. With the popularity of low carb foods, I am not
sure that opening up a business that features a high carb
food such as pasta is the best way to go about making a
buck these days, but it could work, esp. if your investment
is modest.

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Quoted message said:

I'm looking for some suggestions for pasta salad made-to-
order.

My company is considering opening a booth at a local
farmer's market selling pasta-made-to-order. We will be
selling hot pasta to order but I thought pasta salad made-to-
order would go well in the Summertime.

We want to do this in a farmer's market environment so we
won't have a full-blown kitchen available to us. There
will also be one person working by themselves.

I hope someone could suggest the follow:
- Any unique pasta salad recipes
- Easy ways to create pasta salad to-order (like using
ketchup bottles to squirt the Italian dressing, etc)

Thanks

Interesting idea, actually.

Rather than made-to-order, why not offer several choices,
pre-made? That way, the salad could chill and flavors meld.

Have samples to taste-test, of course!

My sister likes kitchen-sink pasta salad -- made with cheese
tortellini and artichoke hearts and you name it, it's in
there. Full of protein and hardly any pasta, actually.

I like pasta salad on the plain side -- red onion, green
salad olives, roasted red, yellow, orange and green bell
peppers, maybe some grated or crumbled cheese, and Italian
dressing (but still keep the pasta dry). And, I like the multi-
colored corkscrew pasta.

You could have a zesty mexican with cheddar, olives, onions,
etc., and a seafood with shrimp, crab and celery, etc. You
could do a Greek, Italian, vegetarian, etc.

Let us know what you do and how it goes. How did you end up
doing the made-to-order idea?. It sounds like a great idea!
I would buy some if the price was reasonable. How much will
you be charging?

Karen

Have to agree that Pasta salads are one item that needs to
chill to let flavours develop. The only thing I could think
would be to have the shells premixed with the dressings (I'd
limit it to three) and just add the veggies and/or proteins
to order. Have a creamy mayo base, say on shells, a
Garlic/Tomato sauce on rotini, a Pesto on Penne or something
like that. Easier to tell apart and the flavour will at
least be in the noodles!

Good luck with it. You're going to need really good
refrigeration for your protes.

Sammi

Quoted message said:

Allen May said:

I'm looking for some suggestions for pasta salad
made-to-order.

Quoted message said:

My company is considering opening a booth at a local
farmer's market selling pasta-made-to-order. We will be
selling hot pasta to order but I thought pasta salad made-to-
order would go well in the Summertime.

Quoted message said:

We want to do this in a farmer's market environment so we
won't have a full-blown kitchen available to us. There
will also be one person working by themselves.

Quoted message said:

I hope someone could suggest the follow: - Any unique
pasta salad recipes - Easy ways to create pasta salad to-
order (like using ketchup bottles to squirt the Italian
dressing, etc)

Honestly, I think pasta salad has been done to death and
pasta salads tend to need a couple of hours of chilling
after they're prepared in order for flavors to blend. You
could have a selection of different marinated vegies, a
few salad dressings and let people make their own and
charge by the pound. With the popularity of low carb
foods, I am not sure that opening up a business that
features a high carb food such as pasta is the best way to
go about making a buck these days, but it could work, esp.
if your investment is modest.

Don't know if you have done the idea already, but stan has a
point about the low carb thing. However, IIRC, there are a
number of low carb pastas out there. Here is a listing:

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Allen May said:

I'm looking for some suggestions for pasta salad made-to-
order.

Quoted message said:

My company is considering opening a booth at a local
farmer's market selling pasta-made-to-order. We will be
selling hot pasta to order but I thought pasta salad
made-to-order would go well in the Summertime.

Quoted message said:

We want to do this in a farmer's market environment so
we won't have a full-blown kitchen available to us.
There will also be one person working by themselves.

Quoted message said:

I hope someone could suggest the follow: - Any unique
pasta salad recipes - Easy ways to create pasta salad
to-order (like using ketchup bottles to squirt the
Italian dressing, etc)

Honestly, I think pasta salad has been done to death and
pasta salads tend to need a couple of hours of chilling
after they're prepared in order for flavors to blend.
You could have a selection of different marinated
vegies, a few salad dressings and let people make their
own and charge by the pound. With the popularity of low
carb foods, I am not sure that opening up a business
that features a high carb food such as pasta is the best
way to go about making a buck these days, but it could
work, esp. if your investment is modest.

Don't know if you have done the idea already, but stan has
a point about the low carb thing. However, IIRC, there are
a number of low carb pastas out there. Here is a listing:

tinyurl.com28g98Open ↗

Hope this helps.

My admittedly limited experience with low carb pastas
suggests they are horrid. The first (and last) time I tried
it I was literally running to the sink to spit it out.
Bleecchh!! Much better I think to use whole wheat pasta.

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Peter Aitken said:

My admittedly limited experience with low carb pastas
suggests they are horrid. The first (and last) time I
tried it I was literally running to the sink to spit
it out. Bleecchh!! Much better I think to use whole
wheat pasta.

Have you tried Dreamfield's? It has been getting great reviews--
and most (not all) people find it does not raise their BG
levels much.

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Peter Aitken said:

My admittedly limited experience with low carb pastas
suggests they are horrid. The first (and last) time I
tried it I was literally running to

the

Quoted message said:

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sink to spit it out. Bleecchh!! Much better I think to
use whole wheat pasta.

Have you tried Dreamfield's? It has been getting great reviews--
and most (not all) people find it does not raise their BG
levels much.

--
Jean B.

Thanks - I'll keep my eye out for it.

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Peter Aitken

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