{"id":1653,"date":"2026-01-10T00:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2026-01-10T00:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:12:20","slug":"costco-is-selling-a-new-salad-and-members-are-not-impressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1653","title":{"rendered":"Costco Is Selling A New Salad\u2014And Members Are NOT Impressed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">Costco just added a new item to the deli department: a pesto pasta salad.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">The salad features pasta, pesto, slow-roasted tomatoes, mozzarella, and arugula.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">At $5.99 a pound, members say the salad is expensive and lacks enough flavor to justify the price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Costco\u2019s prepared foods section is normally a zone of quiet bliss for bulk-store devotees: giant tubs of chicken salad, oversized sushi trays, and the sort of deli pasta salads folks scoop into their carts without a second thought. But when Costco introduced a new pesto pasta salad to the deli department, the response wasn\u2019t bliss\u2014it was a wave of \u201cwhat even is this?\u201d outrage.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The recipe isn\u2019t fundamentally radical. Costco&#8217;s recipe includes trottole pasta, pesto, slow-roasted tomatoes, mozzarella, and arugula. While the ingredients may be standard fare, the price is far from what you&#8217;d expect from Costco. The salad costs $5.99 a pound, which means a single tub can set you back nearly $20. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">What&#8217;s worse, members report that the flavor is not enough to justify the high price. With comment threads across social media filling up with complaints, this might be one of the rare times Costco finds itself on the wrong side of public opinion.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">In a Reddit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Costco\/comments\/1q7o9ak\/anyone_tried_the_pesto_pasta_salad_from_costco\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Costco\/comments\/1q7o9ak\/anyone_tried_the_pesto_pasta_salad_from_costco\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"thread\" data-node-id=\"6.1\" class=\"body-link css-1i7jlb0 emevuu60\">thread<\/a> asking fellow warehouse shoppers about the pesto pasta salad, commenters didn\u2019t hold back. One Redditor summed up the mood bluntly: &#8220;It\u2019s fine, but absolutely not worth the price.\u201d Another complained, &#8220;It&#8217;s so bland it&#8217;s unappetizing.&#8221; <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"reddit\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Other social posts about the salad drew a mix of reactions. On Instagram, one commenter noted they were enticed by the idea of a pesto-mozzarella combo \u201cfor a light lunch,\u201d but the praise pretty much ends there.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Members suspect that the pesto used in the salad is Kirkland Signature&#8217;s beloved basil pesto. Each jar costs around $10 for a whopping 22(!) ounces. In theory, you could buy all of the ingredients individually to make a fresher, more flavorful version of Costco&#8217;s pasta salad\u2014and it&#8217;d still probably cost less than if you bought it premade.   <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Costco hasn\u2019t officially responded to the backlash. But if this salad gets quietly removed in a few months, don\u2019t be shocked: fans online have already begun petitioning Costco to bring back more beloved prepared foods instead. Past items, like tortellini pasta salads or other deli classics, tend to earn more consistent praise than this latest attempt.<br data-node-id=\"11.1\"\/><\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-fcvumo e94w1mj1\"\/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Costco just added a new item to the deli department: a pesto pasta salad. The salad features pasta, pesto, slow-roasted tomatoes, mozzarella, and arugula. At $5.99 a pound, members say the salad is expensive and lacks enough flavor to justify the price. 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