You've heard of a "Potato Bar", a "Salad Bar", and a "Sundae Bar"... what about a "Pasta Salad Bar"! Let people make their own...however they'd like! Have a variety of dressings & vinaigrettes to top it off! Serve with rolls.
Bowtie Pasta
Shell Pasta
Colored Curly Pasta
Tortellini
Cubed Cheeses
Diced Tomatoes or Sliced grape tomatoes
Sliced Olives
Sliced fresh mushrooms
Cubed chicken
Cubed ham
Broccoli florettes, blanched
Carrot--thin mini sticks or shredded
zuchinni, diced
Blanched edible pea pods
Kidney beans
Avocado
Artichoke hearts
Pickled Beets
Diced celery
Diced cucumbers
Green onions
Bacon bits...slice thinly while partially frozen, then cook
Creamy Dressing
Make to taste as desired
(Whisk together and put in squirt bottle to chill and serve)
1 cup Mayonnaise
4 tsp. total red wine vinegar & white wine vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
Tiny pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
Milk, only as needed to thin