This Italian pasta salad combines summer’s favorite vegetables with chopped salami, black olives, rotini noodles and tangy Italian dressing.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Italian Pasta Salad
Prep Time 15minutes
Cook Time 14minutes
Total Time 30minutes
Author Ali Randall
Ingredients
1poundbox of rotini noodles
1cupchopped salami
1/2cupsliced black olives
1orange bell pepper, chopped
1/2cupshredded Parmesan cheese
1small red onion, sliced
1seedless cucumber, chopped
1(10 ounce) container grape tomatoes
1/2cupItalian dressing
To make the dressing:
3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup red or white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoonground pepper
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
Boil the noodles according to the package directions. Drain the noodles under cold water and set aside.
Chop the bell peppers, red onion, grape tomatoes and cucumbers and place into a medium-size bowl.Add in the chopped salami, Parmesan cheese, fresh basil and Italian dressing. Toss to coat.
Refrigerate the pasta salad for an hour or until ready to serve.