This Caesar Pasta Salad with avocado is a must-try. It’s scrumptious and makes for an easy weeknight family meal. It combines veggies and grains and made perfect with creamy caesar dressing.
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Caesar Pasta Salad Recipe:
This salad has all the creamy goodness of a classic Caesar salad but is so much more exciting with the addition of pasta, avocado and tomatoes
This caesar pasta salad will fill you up and keep you feeling good! It’s also a great dish to take to a potluck, just keep the croutons separate until ready to serve.
Ingredients for Caesar Pasta Salad:
1 large or 2 medium heads of romaine lettuce
1/2 lb fusilli pasta, cooked al dente according to package instructions
1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
Grated parmesan cheese, to taste
Caesar Dressing (Marzetti is our favorite storebought brand) and Croutons.
Optional add-ins:
Sliced Grilled chicken, Shrimp
How to Make Caesar Pasta Salad:
1. Cook pasta according to package instructions then rinse in cold water and drain.
2. Rinse, chop and spin the romaine lettuce dry using a salad spinner (Amazon affiliate link). If you don’t have a salad spinner, pat dry with a clean towel.
Cook’s Tip: The dressing will coat the salad much better if the lettuce isn’t wet. Transfer lettuce to a large mixing bowl. Toss in the diced avocado and halved tomatoes.
3. Creamy Caesar Dressing to really boost the flavor of this salad. It’s so creamy and good! Toss to evenly coat the lettuce. Add the dressing to taste. Sprinkle with parmesan and croutons. Yum. Yum
If you prefer a homemade dressing, try our popular homemade creamy caesar.
If you love pasta salads, be sure to try this creamy avocado pasta salad (the dressing will surprise you!)
Caesar Pasta Salad with Avocado
Ingredients
For the Caesar Salad:
- 1 large romaine lettuce, (or 2 small heads)
- 1/2 lb fusilli pasta, cooked al dente according to package instructions
- 1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup Grated parmesan cheese, to taste
- 1/4 cup Caesar Dressing, or added to taste
- 1/2 cup Croutons
Optional add-ins:
- Sliced Grilled chicken or Shrimp
Instructions
- Cook pasta in salted water according to package instructions until al dente. Rinse in cold water and set aside to drain.
- Rinse, chop and spin the romaine lettuce dry using a salad spinner. If you don't have a salad spinner, pat dry with a clean towel. The dressing will coat the salad much better if the lettuce isn't wet. Transfer lettuce to a large mixing bowl. Toss in the pasta, diced avocado, and halved tomatoes.
- Add the Caesar Dressing to really boost the flavor of this salad. Toss to evenly coat the lettuce. Add the dressing to taste. Sprinkle with parmesan and croutons.
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Natasha Kravchuk
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Hey Natasha! It was my first time having a pasta salad and I loved it!
I’m so happy to hear that. Thank you for sharing.
It’s never said when to add the pasta to the salad. Cook pasta then in separate bowl mix Romain, tomatoes, avocado, dressing and cheese but when and how do you mix the pasta in?
Hi Frank, you can add the pasta when you transfer the lettuce to the large bowl. Thank you for pointing that out.
tried this recipe and it was so good, my son likes it, thank you for sharing…..
You are very welcome, Myrna. Good to know that your son enjoyed this recipe!
How to increase recipe as main dish for 8 ladies??
Love your videos!
I’m so glad you’re enjoying our videos, Mary! If you click Jump to recipe that will take you to the recipe ard where you can use the serving slider to adjust to the number of servings desired!
Didn’t care for the lettuce and the pasta mixed together.
Hi Deb, you might like the classic Caesar Salad recipe better.
Making this salad as a side on Sunday………never mixed salad and noodles together…fingers crossed I can make this happen well…
I hope you enjoy it and we look forward to your feedback!
great idea on adding the pasta. I add chicken if it is going to be the main dish and with pasta added will be great. Thanks suggestion on the salad dressing. I see that in the produce section of the store but never tried it. Now I will. I have been buying Paul Newman’s creamy Caesar and that really good a lot.
I’m so happy you liked that, Sharon! We love it with chicken also!
Where do you buy that dressing?
Hi Lisa, we purchased ours from a local grocery store. I know Fredy Meyer and Walmart carry them in our area. If not we have an awesome homemade caesar dressing here.
Making this (with added chicken) for a small pot-luck gathering. I bet the bowl comes home empty.
Great idea! Please let me know what everyone thinks Deb!
Hi Natasha, today I made this salad, I couldn’t find that dressing, so I decide to make the Caesar Dressing Recipe you have, was so easy to make it, my 13 years old granddaughter made it, was soooo good, my whole family love it!!, the salad as well the dressing!!!! Thanks for sharing your recipes!!!
Hello Cristina! I’m glad to hear the whole family loves the recipe. Thanks for sharing your excellent review!