This pasta salad recipe is made with rotini or bowtie pasta, salami, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, parsley and more! This is the perfect pasta salad for a BBQ, holiday dinner, or any family gathering.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Box Rotini or Bowtie Pasta
- 1 - 1 ½ cups Homemade Italian Dressing
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese
- 1 cup Mozzarella Pearls - Halved
- ¾ cup Pepperoni
- ¾ cup Salami
- ½ cup Pepperoncini
- ¼ cup Pitted Kalamata Olives
- ½ cup Tomatoes
- 1 English Cucumber Diced & Cored
- ¼ cup diced curly Parsley
- Fresh Basil
- Kosher Salt
- Black Pepper
DIRECTIONS
- Boil pasta until al dente. Note that cook times may vary depending on the brand of pasta that you're using. Once pasta is cooked, drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
- In a large mixing, make Homemade Italian Dressing. Full recipe can be found here. You can also use your favorite ready - made Italian dressing
- Dice all of the fresh veggies and toppings - onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, pepperoncini, salami, pepperoni, and fresh parsely
- Add all of the diced veggies and mozzarella cheese into a large mixing bowl with the cooked pasta. Mixed until well combined. Add parmesan cheese and mix again. Then add the Italian Dressing and mix until well combined. Taste the pasta salad and adjust flavors if needed. This is a great time to add any extra salt, pepper, fresh lemon juice, red wine vinegar, or Italian dressing.
- Once the salad is done, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. In the end, garnish with fresh basil.
