Frieders tells us she loves tossing pepperoni into pasta salad for "a little savory zing." The seasoned meat pairs well with common pasta salad ingredients like cheese, tomatoes, and Italian dressing.

There, I discovered a tuna-based salad so incredible that I still make it weekly for lunch. This Italian tuna salad was the antithesis of my mom’s monochrome white tuna and mayonnaise “salad.” ...