How to Make the Best Pasta Salad (Three Ways)

How to Make the Best Pasta Salad (Three Ways) | Basics with Babish

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Жыл бұрын

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@ilovely4942 Жыл бұрын

Kinda wish non mayo based pasta salads were talked about. My favorite usually involves vinaigrettes or Italian dressing. Would love a part 2! Edit: There are a lot of people saying “he did make one with out mayo” and you’re right. This comment was more so asking specifically about the other types of pasta salad that aren’t creamy. Growing up we differentiated by calling what was made in the video macaroni salad (we specifically use macaroni noodles for this recipe) and pasta salad which is usually tri colored rotini, pepperoni, cheese cubes, olives etc. Nothing is wrong with Andrew’s video. I just want an additional video to see some more variations.

@ComicSams48 Жыл бұрын

These are the only pasta salads I eat, a part 2 would be hugely appreciated

@neonshadow5005 Жыл бұрын

I'm with ya on that one.

@Panama_Red Жыл бұрын

A huge amount of chopped veggies, some spiral noddles and a bit of Italian dressing. A classic staple in my family.

@SteveSelvidge Жыл бұрын

Another 🤚 for vinegar based pasta salads!

@Shenmue58 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, this was a Macaroni salad ep, not what I was expecting when I heard "Pasta Salad" . And yes I know macaroni is a pasta.

@kaisoep Жыл бұрын

I do think there is a limit to the amount of herbs you can put in a pasta salad and that limit is the amount of pasta that's going into your salad. As soon as your pasta salad consists of more than 51% herbs, your pasta becomes a garnish and you have succesfully created herbsalad with pasta instead of pastasalad with herbs.

@EliB207 9 ай бұрын

Isn't a herbsalad just a normal salad?

@kaisoep 9 ай бұрын

@@EliB207 I guess you could call it that but a normal salad usually contains salad greens like cabbage or salad leaves (not sure what they're called in English), not herbs like dill, cilantro or basil. Those are usually only used for garnish. So I do think it's a different category :-)

@nofeelings3207 4 ай бұрын

@@kaisoeplettuce and arugala! Those are what you're lookin for, friend :D

@SlashZero Жыл бұрын

After so many years, Andrew still says both Erb and Herb in these videos. I love it

@KevinNerfs Жыл бұрын

IDK, the intentional mispronunciations can get really grating.

@SlashZero Жыл бұрын

@@KevinNerfs well both are technically correct, the British pronounce it as herb and Americans pronounce it as erb.

@KevinNerfs Жыл бұрын

@@SlashZero I’m also talking about stuff like constantly mispronouncing “Worcestershire” and saying “an” before words that don’t start with vowels. He overuses some of his jokes.

@pandoraeeris7860 Жыл бұрын

I pronounce it irb.

@Triairius Жыл бұрын

@@KevinNerfs It's really unnecessary to be so critical.

@CrystalSetsuna Жыл бұрын

Pasta salad in my family is pasta noodles with italian dressing and veggies, and mini pepperonis topped with a hearty sprinkling of salad seasoning. Ah my childhood...i was always picking out the onions.

@Spiker985Studios Жыл бұрын

Same, my family uses McCormick Italian Seasoning as well, and adds some little cheese cubes as well Edit: We also use the tri-colored pasta

@andrewstockwell66 Жыл бұрын

Honestly that's almost identical to what my grandma still makes. Pepperoni isn't standard for her but it's definitely something she uses from time to time.

@ComicSams48 Жыл бұрын

Same

@GhostHostMemories Жыл бұрын

yes, pasta salad is an itallian style dressing salad. pasta based salad with a mayo style dressing is a macaroni salad.

@Noname-uk9mu Жыл бұрын

That's not real pasta salad then. You don't put onions or cucumbers or tomatoes in it. It is simply ham, pepperoni, hard salami, and cheese with noodles and lot's of Italian dressing. I'm sure you'd like it much better.

@mikedenison8776 Жыл бұрын

Love when basics includes the very fundamental tips like how to chop onions and peppers well. Seems true to the name . Also these are delicious and i want to make them all

@thomascollette6322 Жыл бұрын

As someone with an altogether unhealthy lifelong obsession with macaroni salad, I will definitely be trying all of these.

@shirleyjhaney1041 2 ай бұрын

I KNOW ❤

@hellfish2309 Жыл бұрын

Babby: you know what this pasta salad needs? Single malt scotch… loved ones: this is an intervention, Andrew

@LobsterEmbodiment Жыл бұрын

The Pasta Salad from the "Garbage Plate" episode is what got me to start cooking more, so I'm really happy this episode exists.

@glizzygulper8948 Жыл бұрын

@@parkivich sometimes dishes just do that, idk what it is. ive done the exact same recipe twice and had wildly different flavors either time. cooking is a weird magic process i dont fully understand, and i think you're not meant to start at a point and end at another point in a straight line, more so just kind of nudge it in the right direction, in any way you can

@Sandrae7560 Жыл бұрын

Looks delicious.. I’ll be switch out vegetable oil for olive oil instead.. Thanks..

@marim5882 Жыл бұрын

I would love a part two to show non-mayo-based versions! I like using olive oil with seasoning, ik some people use vinegarette, just not a fan of mayo

@karmagirl314 Жыл бұрын

The absolute best pasta I've ever found for pasta salads is tri-colored radiatore from Trader Joes. It has lots of ridges to hold sauce, doesn't get gummy, and is the same size as many of the things commonly put in pasta salad so it's easy to get a little bit of everything in each bite.

@nicolletlaframboise6345 Жыл бұрын

my favorite pasta salad is orzo with cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, red onion, feta cheese, basil, and homemade lemon vinaigrette!

@sielaff2112 Жыл бұрын

Love the little VO flub at 7:54 haha

@FallenAngelHiroko Жыл бұрын

Our pasta salad is usually the spinach noodles, yellow, orange and green bell peppers, onions, chopped ham, chopped turkey, parmesan cheese and Italian Dressing. Though I use Lemon Vinaigrette.

@jimgrude Жыл бұрын

In case anyone is wondering, Singleton really is a nice scotch. Hits way above its price tag, compared to other non-peaty, lightly smoky scotches like Glenmorangie etc.

@gardcola7946 Жыл бұрын

totally agree

@georgegroom980 Жыл бұрын

I agree it’s a nice whisky but I hope you are not insinuating that it punches above a dram of Glenmorangie ten for its price point?

@gardcola7946 Жыл бұрын

@@georgegroom980 I like it for its price and it tastes premium, but of course there are better options for that price

@ricseeds4835 Жыл бұрын

Why do so many whiskey have "Glen" in the name?

@MisterInfinity24 Жыл бұрын

@@ricseeds4835 They‘re often named after the place where the distillery is located. Glen means valley in Scotch Gaelic, hence it appears in many names :)

@martinevans2081 Жыл бұрын

Was just thinking about making pasta salad and I saw this got posted! This is great!

@nathanzaslow5614 Жыл бұрын

Italian dressing based pasta salad is king!!!

@eitteb_em Жыл бұрын

Dude I was just saying to my mum how I wanted to make pasta salads for school y’all’s timing is impeccable

@AJ-W Жыл бұрын

I made the first one for my weekend cookout! It was a hit! The hardest part is honestly chopping the veggies! Thank you Andrew!

@deanc8458 Жыл бұрын

That last one is PERFECT for a potluck. It’s something everyone’s gonna eat, it’s a little left field but it’s relatively safe

@bonsaigargoylelair3417 Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing for this to come out. I wanted to make some salads for the weekend. Thanks!!

@CaribbeanLife101 Жыл бұрын

All of those salads look delicious...and the cocktail too.

@Jerrbearr0520 Жыл бұрын

"cut off its top entirely, reach inside and pull out its heart" I swear handling bell peppers sounds so graphic.

@kennethgdula712 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Kano from Mortal Kombat

@nahuelucho2661 Жыл бұрын

It's going to be winter in Argentina, but still, I needed this.

@BondandBourne Жыл бұрын

Pesto pasta salad is one of my favorites

@goobseum Жыл бұрын

I combined elements of each into an orecchiette, pesto, asparagus salad; Thanks for the inspiration!

@fire2667 Жыл бұрын

Making it this weekend for my bbq, another great vid!

@Alexlalpaca Жыл бұрын

If you think about the process the pasta has gone through from being flour to being pasta it's kinda funny. Start with dry flour, wet the dry, dry the wet, wet it again with hot water, dry the wets, wet the dries with cool water, dry the wets again and finally wet them again.

@xWhiteNova44x Жыл бұрын

This inspires me to try making a minted pea pasta salad

@Kritacul Жыл бұрын

The onion cutting trick is great and never thought of doing something like that before.

@pandoraeeris7860 Жыл бұрын

Just pulse your onion in the food processor.

@prcervi Жыл бұрын

my family's go to pasta salad is a mayo base cheese and olive pasta (and nice balsamic vinegar), with chives

@JW-pi2pp Жыл бұрын

The spring pasta salad looks amazing but I'd have to use another kind of nut as I'm sadly allergic to pine nuts.

@mightymoon6791 Жыл бұрын

Pasta Salad in Turkey is Peas Potatoes Carrot Mayo Yogurt Pickle Its weird but great

@Maddie1402_ Жыл бұрын

Pasta salad is a winter food for me, we always eat both pasta and potato salad every year for Christmas. It's funny how it's a summer dish in America

@ParanoidCarrot Жыл бұрын

i have substituded mayo with thick but liquid cream cheese, its amazing, last time tho i put some chili mayo along with the cream cheese so it gives moistute and tinge of heat

@ItsJustLisa Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know I could use my immersion blender to make mayo! I learned how to make it first in the regular blender and then in the food processor at least 45 years ago. Mom always made our mayo. We never used jarred. It always tastes better homemade.

@redacted567 Жыл бұрын

Love the way babish said the word bowl at 2:45

@ayandey8955 Жыл бұрын

Every basics episode is therapy to me

@markevans9188 Жыл бұрын

watching andrew grate parm over a food processor which comes with a grating disc made me chuckle

@abbycole7485 Жыл бұрын

I think the spring salad could be even better: instead of pine nuts, if you have maple trees, the helicopters have an seed in them that you could harvest and toast. Yum.

@kumarw Жыл бұрын

I saw you yesterday it literally made my day. I called my mom and all of that!

@katekramer7679 Жыл бұрын

6:59 You can use this same mixture to make homemade cream cheese! Blend up the drained curds witha pinch of salt and a squeeze of lemon juice, then strain the blended mixture in the same way as shown in the video. It's SO so so much better than Philadelphia.

@ginny9577 Жыл бұрын

Campanelle and orecchiette ar3 my favorite shapes to use in a pasta salad

@KN-rq5qf Жыл бұрын

My new workplace doesn't have a microwave for some reason, so for my future lunch boxes I have to start making cold dishes like salads from now on. Or meals that you don't have to heat up like sandwiches and maybe poke bowls.

@LosBuffaloKing Жыл бұрын

The Paperplane actually gets it's name from the song Paperplane by MIA. I forget the name of the bar in NY but when the song came out it was playing everywhere so they made a cocktail for it.

@Jaroslav. Жыл бұрын

So cool that you’re still using this song, goes way back 😊

@SCBJQ 9 ай бұрын

I love this version of macaroni salad. I keep making it, except that I use rotini pasta, because I prefer the texture.

@kingoberon Жыл бұрын

Pasta salad's are a house staple in the summer but we never use mayo. Dressings and ranches tend to be our go toos.

@user-ok2lw9cc1z Жыл бұрын

It took him 3 days to make this Pasta Salad! 3 DAYS!!!!

@vintagerosevintageprose Жыл бұрын

i know he feels so proud when he gets an alliteration in there, it’s like music

@divinateadrinker Жыл бұрын

I've been having pasta salad the last week or more and i was wondering about ways to spice it up, saw you posted and ooo what a coincidence haha

@2Wheels_NYC Жыл бұрын

While all 3 salads look excellent, I'm a fan of the Paper Plane. There's often Amaro Nonino in my house. Great drink 🥃

@KevinCloss Жыл бұрын

Wow, I just made homemade mayo for the first time in my life. Never looking back.

@lanslecxy5929 Жыл бұрын

hey Babish i got a recipe for u to look into. it's called Beets potato salad (Its a haitian dish) easily the best potato salad

@Bryce_the_Woomy_Boi Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see potatoe salad

@spiderlover2021 Жыл бұрын

PLEASE MAKE THE 99 CHEESE PIZZA FROM TMNT

@twrob82 Жыл бұрын

With regard to the pesto pasta salad, if you're going to make the pesto in a food processor you may as well first grind the parmesan cheese in the processor as well. No need to grate it by hand. Saves you a little bit of effort and some washing up.

@andxx0r_the_second671 Жыл бұрын

Simply Sara was my go-to pasta salad video for years but now I can use this one! (no, not really.)

@radiumcurie Жыл бұрын

I now want Babish to collab with That Midwestern Mom on a basics episode :D

@andreayg0 Жыл бұрын

Can you do a pt. 2 with non Mayo alternatives? My favorite is tomato basil pesto pasta

@oliverm8560 Жыл бұрын

3:43 thank you for saying herbs correctly. Even though it was probably done ironically, it sounded nice. Yes I'm that tragic.

@nouraalkhaldi831 Жыл бұрын

About the last pasta you made can i mix up the ricotta with it? Or is it just for garnish

@jolly1559 Жыл бұрын

your onion cutting reminds me of the marco pierre white technique

@321ScreamoEmo123 Жыл бұрын

A potato salad would be a cool vid!

@DrewHitEmUp Жыл бұрын

My fam uses Italian dressing and ranch, never knew people used Mayo.

@VulcanLogic Жыл бұрын

Not overkill. I make homemade Caesar similarly every time.

@feitocomfruta Жыл бұрын

I’ll check after work, but have you done other “picnic salads”? I love doing cucumber tomato onion salad in vinaigrette

@skunked42 Жыл бұрын

Try using walnuts in pesto. Way cheaper and generally fresher here in NA.

@l8829 Жыл бұрын

This is a video i've been waiting for 👍🏼 Bbq sides 🤪

@DarkKnightLives Жыл бұрын

Wow!! Mayonaise is basically pure oil!!

@Chilling_Chilling Жыл бұрын

3:04 why's nobody talking about Babish's *soggy NOODS?!!* 😅😏

@thomastalon5732 Жыл бұрын

What about trying to make Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (9 layer deep dish pizza with everything twice) I think it would have a interesting cross section.

@L0op Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but... 7:53 ✨Seathon✨ Had me absolutely rolling xD

@lightning_bishop260 Жыл бұрын

Watching Andrew cut bell peppers the same way I randomly figured out how to do. 🤯 Internally: I WAS RIGHT??!

@vinnyxray8758 Жыл бұрын

I just had to take a minute after he said "oh-wrecky-yeti" to compose myself but I can't wait to try these recipes

@GreggKromrey-gb7ce Жыл бұрын

Nice Batman! I’d be too afraid to wear it while cooking. Paper Plane needs to use Amaro Nonino specifically.

@vanessastreit41202 Жыл бұрын

In my household, pasta salad is either italian seasoning/oil based, or suddenly salad, and macaroni salad is made with miracle whip. Any are delicious and i am obsessed with all of them

@bennettwadekamper8238 Жыл бұрын

Can you show how to make Mayo without an immersion blender some time? I've got a regular blender and a whisk, but have not had much luck.

@heinrichhein3102 Жыл бұрын

Take a wide bowl und give the oil slowly while whisking to the party.

@Sovreign071 Жыл бұрын

I JUST searched pasta salads yesterday! I WANT to say this is the YT algorithm, but unless Babish has my details...

@kennethhansen5207 Жыл бұрын

You need to try Filipino pasta salad it’s by far my favorite style of it 😊

@Arcanix Жыл бұрын

You should par-boil the carrots to avoid over-crunch hard carrotyness

@MultiFandomDudeYT Жыл бұрын

Nice recipe keep the work up!

@stegosheen Жыл бұрын

lovely pasta salad but i think my favorite part of this video is the onion shot at the end

@nathanbaum724 9 ай бұрын

I haven't had any better than my recipe that fuses the Greek salad with the Pasta salad. Orzo, brunoise of tomato and cucumber feta, dressed with lemmon, parsley, dill, and olive oil.

@wolvenvixen Жыл бұрын

What pepper grinder do you use?

@GaryNMengle Жыл бұрын

Scotch and pasta salad. Why not?

@GotovkaMukbang Жыл бұрын

Молодец здорово получилось 👍 я тоже люблю готовить 😊

@Bryce_the_Woomy_Boi Жыл бұрын

Idea: the ramen from ponyo (bit late for the 15 year anniversary)

@michaelscott6022 Жыл бұрын

I've found that putting olive oil through the food processor just makes it bitter, due to some chemistry snarls, any more ideas on how to work around this?

@ElijsDima Жыл бұрын

Add it after everything else has been processed.

@michaelscott6022 Жыл бұрын

@@ElijsDima Problem is, I like to make toum, a Middle East paste that's basically oil and garlic. But you make it like mayo, the oil is added while the processor is running. I don't know/think you can dump everything in and THEN turn it on to mix.

@nuttybutty9028 Жыл бұрын

might be the type of olive oil you're using?

@michaelscott6022 Жыл бұрын

@@nuttybutty9028 Don't think oil quality is it, because I read online that olive oil has this odd effect of becoming bitter if it's chopped too much in a food processor, it's a chemical effect.

@operatorbeygx4501 Жыл бұрын

I have below average juicy lemons. How many should I use for the same amount of Mayonnaise?

@dwerical Жыл бұрын

Very amazing.

@justina.6769 Жыл бұрын

Hooray for today's sponsor The Singleton! It has been a while my friend 😄

@pandoraeeris7860 Жыл бұрын

@c2bienaime Жыл бұрын

Oh that is very yummy and scrumptious

@TechBearSeattle Жыл бұрын

Is there a way to pasteurize eggs in a way that they remain usable for mayonnaise? We have some people in my household where even the remote risk of raw, unpasteurized eggs is a major concern.

@aubreyboyenko967 Жыл бұрын

All the eggs in the grocery store in Canada are pasteurized. Not sure about USA. But to pasteurize I believe you can just boil some water and dunk the eggs in for a couple of seconds.

@IndrasChildDeepAsleep Жыл бұрын

Eggs in US are pasteurized which is why you shouldn't leave them out on the counter, unlike in the UK

@TechBearSeattle Жыл бұрын

@@IndrasChildDeepAsleep - Egg PRODUCTS are pasteurized, for example eggs in a carton. Raw eggs are cleaned on the outside to remove external contamination; this removes the natural cuticle which is why they need to be refrigerated. The raw eggs themselves are not necessarily safe to eat raw.

@IndrasChildDeepAsleep Жыл бұрын

@@TechBearSeattle pretty informative. Yeah I didn't think about that one all the way through 😄 Maybe then you could use a stabilizing agent in conjunction with a natural preservative? I'm really unsure but there has to be a way to do what you're trying to

@IndrasChildDeepAsleep Жыл бұрын

@@TechBearSeattle or, maybe do they have eggs in a carton that are pasteurized?