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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Can’t wait to try this salad!
I can’t wait to try this salad- and to try Marzetti Simply Dressed!
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I would make noodle salad with tuna.
I’ll probably make this salad, and then use the bleu cheese for wings and salads. YUM
I want to try this soon!
Uuuuuu I did this last night just without pasta and here you got the recipe for it ! I love this salad on its own sooo good and healthy!!!
Mmmm now I’m craving some of that salad (37 weeks pregnant and can’t control these cravings!). It looks delicious!
I will try it by creating your yummy sounding recipe!
The recipe you posted sounds really delicious
i would love to try this salad! Looks amazing!
I would use this in salads, which are always the best in the summer or wraps
I love using dressings as marinades and also to dip veggies in! Will also be trying this recipe, sounds amazing! thank you!
I would like to say a big thank you to you. I have been making mostly sweets from your site. Your recepies are so good. I have made today tiramisu cake it was easy. Thank you a lot.
I use Marzetti ranch dressing when I make chicken wing dip.
Looks really good and easy. We will give it a try 😉
Marzetti dressings go awesome with spicy wings! The rich, colonels of their ranch mellows out the spiciness of wings 🙂
Everything about this looks mouth-watering. Definitely will try this ranch out and this recipe. 🙂
I would love to try this dressing for my salads!
I’ve have used it on a sandwich it was pretty good. but will definitely try the salad, once I learn how to pic good avocados. . Thank u for the recipe.