Creamy Pasta Salad Recipe (Nudelsalat)
This creamy pasta salad recipe is packed with peas, peppers, corn, noodles, eggs, and delicious German-style bologna, then held together by a creamy, tangy homemade dressing using my secret ingredient! I have perfected it over several years and everybody (including the kids) always loves it!
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: BBQ, Dinner, Entertaining, Grilling, Lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine: German
Keyword: german bbq recipe, german pasta recipe, German Pasta Salad Recipe, german salad recipe, simple german pasta salad
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 466kcal
Salad Bowl how pretty is this ceramic serving bowl?
- 500 g fusilli pasta I love the spiral shape for holding onto all the dressing and salad ingredients!
- 200 g peas frozen or fresh
- 200 g bologna I love using this German-style bologna from the NYC-based butcher Schaller & Weber for authentic taste
- 150 g yellow corn canned
- 4 eggs plus more for garnish (optional)
- 3 bell peppers I use a variety of colors
- 3 spring onions
Boil the eggs & pasta
Carefully place 4 eggs in boiling water and cook for 10 minutes (if you'd like more eggs for garnish, then boil a couple more). Run cold water over them while peeling. Cut up for the salad.
In the meantime, cook pasta according to packaging instructions.
Make the dressing
Combine mustard, egg yolk and vinegar and whisk together. Then slowly add the avocado oil a bit at a time while whisking. The sauce will begin to thicken. Whisk in dill pickle juice, Greek yogurt, honey and season with salt, pepper and paprika powder.
Switch out ingredients. While I have tested the combination of the vegetables added to this creamy pasta salad over and over again, you can totally switch out certain ingredients if you would like.
- You can even use crisp-cooked bacon lardons instead of the German-style bologna I used in this salad.
- You can also use different pasta shapes like penne, elbow or bowtie pasta if you'd like.
Leftovers. Keep leftover pasta salad in an airtight container in your fridge for up to 3 days.
Calories: 466kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 292mg | Potassium: 408mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1446IU | Vitamin C: 54mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 2mg