I'm looking for some suggestions for pasta salad made-to-order.

My company is considering opening a booth at a local farmer's market selling
pasta-made-to-order. We will be selling hot pasta to order but I thought
pasta salad made-to-order would go well in the Summertime.

We want to do this in a farmer's market environment so we won't have a
full-blown kitchen available to us. There will also be one person working by
themselves.

I hope someone could suggest the follow:
- Any unique pasta salad recipes
- Easy ways to create pasta salad to-order (like using ketchup bottles to
squirt the Italian dressing, etc)

Thanks

-Allen

Allen May wrote:

I'm looking for some suggestions for pasta salad made-to-order.

My company is considering opening a booth at a local farmer's market selling
pasta-made-to-order. We will be selling hot pasta to order but I thought
pasta salad made-to-order would go well in the Summertime.

We want to do this in a farmer's market environment so we won't have a
full-blown kitchen available to us. There will also be one person working by
themselves.

I hope someone could suggest the follow:
- Any unique pasta salad recipes
- Easy ways to create pasta salad to-order (like using ketchup bottles to
squirt the Italian dressing, etc)

Thanks

-Allen

Black beans, corn kernals, diced green pepper, diced onions,
jalepenyos, sprinkle of shredded chedder. Sprinkle of cumin on top.
Maybe ranch dressing cut with mayo so it's not so strong. Pasta Mexicano?
Edrena on the border

Allen May wrote:
I'm looking for some suggestions for pasta salad made-to-order.

My company is considering opening a booth at a local farmer's market selling
pasta-made-to-order. We will be selling hot pasta to order but I thought
pasta salad made-to-order would go well in the Summertime.

We want to do this in a farmer's market environment so we won't have a
full-blown kitchen available to us. There will also be one person working by
themselves.

I hope someone could suggest the follow:
- Any unique pasta salad recipes
- Easy ways to create pasta salad to-order (like using ketchup bottles to
squirt the Italian dressing, etc)

Honestly, I think pasta salad has been done to death and pasta salads tend
to need a couple of hours of chilling after they're prepared in order for
flavors to blend. You could have a selection of different marinated
vegies, a few salad dressings and let people make their own and charge by
the pound. With the popularity of low carb foods, I am not sure that
opening up a business that features a high carb food such as pasta is the
best way to go about making a buck these days, but it could work, esp.
if your investment is modest.

Have to agree that Pasta salads are one item that needs to chill to let
flavours develop. The only thing I could think would be to have the
shells premixed with the dressings (I'd limit it to three) and just add
the veggies and/or proteins to order. Have a creamy mayo base, say on
shells, a Garlic/Tomato sauce on rotini, a Pesto on Penne or something
like that. Easier to tell apart and the flavour will at least be in the
noodles!

Good luck with it. You're going to need really good refrigeration for
your protes.

Sammi

"Allen May" wrote in message ...
I'm looking for some suggestions for pasta salad made-to-order.

My company is considering opening a booth at a local farmer's market selling
pasta-made-to-order. We will be selling hot pasta to order but I thought
pasta salad made-to-order would go well in the Summertime.

We want to do this in a farmer's market environment so we won't have a
full-blown kitchen available to us. There will also be one person working by
themselves.

I hope someone could suggest the follow:
- Any unique pasta salad recipes
- Easy ways to create pasta salad to-order (like using ketchup bottles to
squirt the Italian dressing, etc)

Thanks

Interesting idea, actually.

Rather than made-to-order, why not offer several choices, pre-made?
That way, the salad could chill and flavors meld.

Have samples to taste-test, of course!

My sister likes kitchen-sink pasta salad -- made with cheese
tortellini and artichoke hearts and you name it, it's in there. Full
of protein and hardly any pasta, actually.

I like pasta salad on the plain side -- red onion, green salad olives,
roasted red, yellow, orange and green bell peppers, maybe some grated
or crumbled cheese, and Italian dressing (but still keep the pasta
dry). And, I like the multi-colored corkscrew pasta.

You could have a zesty mexican with cheddar, olives, onions, etc., and
a seafood with shrimp, crab and celery, etc. You could do a Greek,
Italian, vegetarian, etc.

Let us know what you do and how it goes. How did you end up doing the
made-to-order idea?. It sounds like a great idea! I would buy some if
the price was reasonable. How much will you be charging?

Karen

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Allen May wrote:

I'm looking for some suggestions for pasta salad made-to-order.


My company is considering opening a booth at a local farmer's
market selling pasta-made-to-order. We will be selling hot pasta to
order but I thought pasta salad made-to-order would go well in the
Summertime.


We want to do this in a farmer's market environment so we won't
have a full-blown kitchen available to us. There will also be one
person working by themselves.


I hope someone could suggest the follow: - Any unique pasta salad
recipes - Easy ways to create pasta salad to-order (like using
ketchup bottles to squirt the Italian dressing, etc)


Honestly, I think pasta salad has been done to death and pasta salads
tend to need a couple of hours of chilling after they're prepared in
order for flavors to blend. You could have a selection of different
marinated vegies, a few salad dressings and let people make their own
and charge by the pound. With the popularity of low carb foods, I am
not sure that opening up a business that features a high carb food
such as pasta is the best way to go about making a buck these days,
but it could work, esp. if your investment is modest.


Don't know if you have done the idea already, but stan has a point about
the low carb thing. However, IIRC, there are a number of low carb pastas
out there. Here is a listing:

http://tinyurl.com/28g98

Hope this helps.

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Allen May wrote:

I'm looking for some suggestions for pasta salad made-to-order.


My company is considering opening a booth at a local farmer's
market selling pasta-made-to-order. We will be selling hot pasta to
order but I thought pasta salad made-to-order would go well in the
Summertime.


We want to do this in a farmer's market environment so we won't
have a full-blown kitchen available to us. There will also be one
person working by themselves.


I hope someone could suggest the follow: - Any unique pasta salad
recipes - Easy ways to create pasta salad to-order (like using
ketchup bottles to squirt the Italian dressing, etc)


Honestly, I think pasta salad has been done to death and pasta salads
tend to need a couple of hours of chilling after they're prepared in
order for flavors to blend. You could have a selection of different
marinated vegies, a few salad dressings and let people make their own
and charge by the pound. With the popularity of low carb foods, I am
not sure that opening up a business that features a high carb food
such as pasta is the best way to go about making a buck these days,
but it could work, esp. if your investment is modest.


Don't know if you have done the idea already, but stan has a point about
the low carb thing. However, IIRC, there are a number of low carb pastas
out there. Here is a listing:

http://tinyurl.com/28g98

Hope this helps.

My admittedly limited experience with low carb pastas suggests they are
horrid. The first (and last) time I tried it I was literally running to the
sink to spit it out. Bleecchh!! Much better I think to use whole wheat
pasta.


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Peter Aitken wrote:

My admittedly limited experience with low carb pastas suggests they are
horrid. The first (and last) time I tried it I was literally running to the
sink to spit it out. Bleecchh!! Much better I think to use whole wheat
pasta.

Have you tried Dreamfield's? It has been getting great
reviews--and most (not all) people find it does not raise their BG
levels much.

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." wrote in message ...
Peter Aitken wrote:

My admittedly limited experience with low carb pastas suggests they are
horrid. The first (and last) time I tried it I was literally running to
the
sink to spit it out. Bleecchh!! Much better I think to use whole wheat
pasta.

Have you tried Dreamfield's? It has been getting great
reviews--and most (not all) people find it does not raise their BG
levels much.

--
Jean B.

Thanks - I'll keep my eye out for it.


--
Peter Aitken

Remove the crap from my email address before using.