A rainbow created from all-natural food colourants.

butterfly pea flowers and prickly pear are a few of the vibrant vegetables and herbs used to make these rainbow pasta art and macaroni mandalas.

Fresh pasta is many things, but vibrantly hued is not one of them. There are times when this couldn't matter less—times when you're dousing it in a thick, colorful sauce or making uova in raviolo. But sometimes you want to keep things super simple without sacrificing an eye-catching presentation. And sometimes you just want some bright pink noodles, dammit. Here's how to make fresh pasta in a rainbow of colors.

This great Pasta Mista by Torino, sure caught my eye at the store. I bought it for it's gentle, spring colors and fun shapes. Honestly, I...