What sets Italian pasta salad apart is its ability to transcend seasons and occasions. It is equally at home on a sunny summer day, refreshing and cooling, as it is at a cozy indoor gathering ...

Use whatever pasta shapes you like such as penne or macaroni or add a handful of cooked chicken or ham. Pack the spinach separately if you’re not eating this salad straight away and mix it in ...

Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Arrange the salad greens on 2 plates. Divide the shrimp mixture between the plates. Tuck 4 bread quarters, point-side-out, around the greens on each plate.