Get Your Vitamins From This Wintery Pasta Salad

The other day, as people were telling me about the polar vortex, I was day-dreaming about summer. I was thinking about watermelon and fireworks and s’mores. I also thought about my favorite bbq side dish: pasta salad. I realized something amazing: I don’t have to wait for summer to have pasta salad. We can do whatever we want! So, let’s have it right now!

This is a winter-inspired pasta salad. There’s hearty lettuces such as raddichio and lacinato kale which actually hold up really nicely with the pasta. The artichoke hearts and olives are canned; they’re pantry staples for me, making this dish something that doesn’t lean on fresh summer vegetables. It’s a celebration of hibernation and carbs!

Adrianna Adarme is a food blogger and author living in Los Angeles, California. She writes the blog A Cozy Kitchen, where she shares comforting, everyday recipes from her kitchen. She recently authored her first cookbook, PANCAKES: 72 Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Perfect Stack. She's a lover of breakfast, pie (and sometimes even pie for breakfast), corgis and cute things. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.