Description
Italian Pasta Salad is an easy, make-ahead recipe that is perfect for meal prep. Every bite is loaded with rotini, beef salami, fresh mozzarella, olives, and healthy vegetables, and it all comes together with a homemade creamy Italian Dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz rotini pasta
- 6 oz beef salami, sliced into strips
- 10 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 English cucumber, diced
- 1/2 medium red onion, finely diced
- 8 oz fresh mozzarella, pearls or halved mozzarella balls
- 1/2 cup black olives, pitted and sliced
- 1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted and halved
- 1/2 cup roasted red peppers, drained and coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup parsley, finely chopped
- 1 cup Italian dressing
Instructions
- Step 1: Cook rotini pasta according to package instructions in salted water just until pasta is aldente (firm to the bite).
- Step 2: While pasta cooks, prep remaining ingredients and make Italian Dressing.
- Step 3: Add dressing just to the portion of salad you plan to eat. Enjoy right away or cover and let the salad marinate for 1-3 hours before serving.
Notes
You can make your own roasted peppers for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 386 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 1340 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 16 g
- Cholesterol: 39 mg
Keywords: italian pasta salad, pasta salad