Italian Pasta Salad

This EASY Italian Pasta Salad is loaded with juicy tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh mozzarella, spicy salami, pepperoncini, red onion and olives all tossed together with a zesty homemade Italian dressing!

Ingredients:

16 oz rotini pasta
1 pint cherry (or grape) tomatoes, sliced
1 english cucumber, chopped
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
8 oz fresh mozzarella balls, or bocconcini
4 oz salami, sliced
3/4 cup kalamata olives, sliced
3/4 cup pepperoncini
1/2 cup fresh parsley and fresh basil, chopped

Italian Salad Dressing:

1/2 cup olive oil
3 Tbsp white wine vinegar
3 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp money
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

In a medium bowl or jar, whish together all ingredients until smooth and creamy. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to serve.

Instructions:

Bring a large pot of water to a boil, sprinkle in some salt, and cook the pasta according to the package directions until al dente.

Mix together the cooked pasta, chopped veggies, mozzarella, salami, pepperoncini, olives and fresh herbs in a large bowl and drizzle the whole thing with the Italian dressing. Give it a good toss, season with additional salt and pepper, as needed.

You can either serve this immediately or marinate for a few hours before serving. To marinate, cover the pasta salad and place it in the fridge allowing the flavors to marinate for a few hours or even overnight. We even like to reserve a little extra dressing to toss right before serving since the pasta really soaks up a of it.

Enjoy!

Nutrition:

Nutrition inforation is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Gellner, K. (2024k, May 2). Italian pasta salad. Eat Yourself Skinny. https://www.eatyourselfskinny.com/italian-pasta-salad/#wprm-recipe-container-24318