While a big bowl of warm pasta can fill your appetite, salad isn’t known for that attribute. Instead, the mix of cold vegetables is best suited to cool your taste buds on a hot day.
But pasta salad? Well, that pairing provides you with the best of both worlds — especially in the summertime. Get your belly full without a steaming mound of macaroni that could make you sweat (even more). The combination of the two is a wonderful alternative. Served in limitless variations, pasta salad can be paired with hot dogs, hamburgers, steak, fried chicken, and any other barbecue favorite. It is perfect for summertime get-togethers and events. Make your way over to these Westchester County hotspots that will truly give you the best of both worlds with their pasta salads.
Carmine’s Italian Deli & Cafe
7 Old Rd, Elmsford; 914.345.2605
Carmine’s is a popular deli that offers patrons the option of enjoying its pasta salad at tables inside and outside. The tri-color pasta salad is filled with juicy tomatoes, black olives, mozzarella, and your choice of dressing. Carmine’s also allows you customize your own pasta salad with add-ons of bacon, grilled chicken, avocado, roasted peppers, and more. You are given a sense of creative freedom here, which stands out.
June & Ho
70 Purchase St, Rye; 914.967.1900
At this French gourmet specialty shop that opened in 1982 in downtown Rye, the pasta pesto salad is made from scratch, like every dish served here. This dish using rotini (or fusilli?) pasta comes with cherry tomatoes and creamy basil pesto. Its vibrance and fresh flavor are bound to excite your appetite, enticing you to come back for more.
Little Star Pastry
4 Maple St, Croton-on-Hudson; 845.539.3160
Although primarily a pastry shop, Little Star Pastry mixes it up with its special pesto pasta salad available all summer. The ingredients include cellentani noodles, green beans, cherry tomatoes, and pearl mozzarella. Locating the pasta salad on the bakery’s menu might be as challenging as finding a needle in a haystack, but the search will be worth it once you try this delicious dish. Hey, who says a bakery can’t branch out? We have a newfound appreciation for this pastry shop’s adventurous spirit.
DeCiccio & Sons
17 Maple Ave, Armonk; 914.499.1100; locations countywide
Founded more than 50 years ago, DeCiccio & Sons has expanded to nine stores across Westchester County, with a 10th under construction, setting the stage for local chain of fine produce, high quality meats, and natural seafood to make your grocery shopping experience a pleasure. The tri-color pasta salad is no different, containing tri-color rotini, bell peppers, carrots, red onions, and broccoli, soaked in Italian vinaigrette. The caprese penne salad is filled with baby penne, presented with bocconcini (like pearl mozzarella), cherry tomatoes, diced bell peppers, and Italian dressing. Catering menus include pesto tortellini salad, where each bite is filled with cheese and dotted with peas.
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