The meal went over so well that I decided this would be my summer of pasta salad.

These pasta salad recipes, featuring delicious ingredients like cheese, veggies and proteins, are the most popular among readers and perfect for summer.

But too often, pasta salads suffer from mushy noodles or muted flavors. To help you make a standout pasta salad that’s anything but boring, we consulted five chefs for their best tricks and tips.

Pasta salad can either steal the show or become an instantly forgettable plus one. We asked five chefs how they upgrade the classic cookout side.

Lemon, spring herbs, and burrata cheese upgrade this quick weeknight pasta with peas, pancetta, and broccolini ready in just 30 minutes.

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Melissa Clark’s ace recipe enhances cherry tomatoes with pancetta, loads of mint, pecorino and a little butter. It’s ridiculously good.