Pasta Salad without garlic salami refried

For someone who is patently terrified of all the offerings in the deli case pasta salad universe — the tri-colore, mayo-slicked, sugar-sweetened, canned[...]

1 cup small cauliflower floret 1 cup baby carrots, cut in half 1 cup mushroom , cut in small pieces 2 tablespoons water 1 cup snow peas , cut into pieces 1[...]

1 lb pasta (wagon wheel or "little flower" pasta) 1 (8 ounce) bottle Italian salad dressing 1 (8 ounce) can black olives 4 ounces mozzarella cheese 4 ounces[...]

1 (1 lb) package frozen tri-colored cheese tortellini 2 cans artichoke hearts , drained and quartered 1 can cannellini beans or 1 can pink beans or 1 can[...]

8 ounces flat egg noodles or 8 ounces fusilli 4 ounces mange-touts peas or 4 ounces green beans 1/2 cauliflower , in small pieces 6 ounces carrots , thinly[...]

1 cup small cauliflower floret 1 cup baby carrots, cut in half 1 cup mushroom , cut in small pieces 2 tablespoons water 1 cup snow peas , cut into pieces 1[...]

8 ounces flat egg noodles or 8 ounces fusilli 4 ounces mange-touts peas or 4 ounces green beans 1/2 cauliflower , in small pieces 6 ounces carrots , thinly[...]

1 (1 lb) package frozen tri-colored cheese tortellini 2 cans artichoke hearts , drained and quartered 1 can cannellini beans or 1 can pink beans or 1 can[...]

1 lb pasta (wagon wheel or "little flower" pasta) 1 (8 ounce) bottle Italian salad dressing 1 (8 ounce) can black olives 4 ounces mozzarella cheese 4 ounces[...]