Don’t Overcook – Prepare noodles al dente. This will prevent your pasta salad from becoming mushy and toss easier. Overcooking your noodles will result in a mushier pasta salad. Nobody wants that!
Shock Pasta – After straining noodles, rinse them with cold water to shock them.
Cool Pasta – Allow your pasta to cool before adding the pasta salad dressing and ingredients.
Marinate – The best pasta salads are made in advance to allow the dressing to soak into your bow tie pasta and toppings. This makes it so flavorful!
To Store
Refrigerate – Store in an airtight container or covered for up to 4 days refrigerated.