06/13/2026
It’s picnic season and my favorite picnic dish is pasta salad! It’s delicious, satisfying, and endlessly versatile. I’m constantly changing up my recipes to try new flavor profiles. And today I made a pasta salad inspired by a dirty martini!
The Lindsay green olives that I used didn’t have pimentos, so I thought adding some chopped red bell pepper would be a fun play on the olive theme (as well as adding some crunch)! I also added some of the olives brine to the dressing for the salad. And a cheeky martini-style garnish to finish it all off!
It turned out really good - even my husband who typically doesn’t like olives found it to be yummy!