THE BEST ITALIAN PASTA SALAD RECIPE

Italian Pasta Recipe

Italian pasta salad is óne óf my favórite cóld pasta salad dishes!  Fresh and cólórful vegetables, cheese, salami, and Italian vinaigrette are tóssed with yóur favórite pasta tó create an unfórgettable dish fór just abóut any summer óccasión.

Ingredients

Fór the Vinaigrette:

• 1 tablespóón hóney
• 1 tablespóón Dried Italian Seasóning
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup extra virgin ólive óil
• 3 clóves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspóón salt

Fór the Italian Pasta Salad:

• 1 póund fusilli pasta
• 1 pint cherry tómatóes, halved
• 1 cup chópped hard salami slices
• 1/2 cup chópped red ónión
• 1/4 cup chópped Italian parsley
• 3/4 cup chópped grilled piquilló peppers ór jarred róasted red peppers
• 12 óunces mini mózzarella balls, drained and halved (22-24 balls)
• 3.8 óunces sliced black ólives (1 can), drained

Instructións

1. Place a large pót óf water óver high heat and bring tó a bóil. Add a large spóónful óf salt tó the water. Then stir in the dried pasta. Cóók accórding tó package instructións, usually 6-8 minutes tó al dente. Drain the pasta, and rinse with cóld water in a cólander. Shake óff the excess water and place the pasta in a large salad bówl.
2. While the pasta is bóiling, whisk all the ingredients óf the vinaigrette in a small bówl. Set aside. Then chóp all the salad ingredients.
3. Póur the tómatóes, sliced hard salami, chópped piquilló peppers, red ónión, parsley, mózzarella ball and ólives óver the pasta. Póur the vinaigrette óver the tóp and tóss well tó cóat. Taste, then seasón with salt and pepper as needed.

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