Description
Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad – the epitome of summer pasta salads! It’s loaded with fresh pasta, beef salami, beef pepperoni, cheese & a variety of veggies all tossed in a zesty homemade Italian vinaigrette! Easy to put together & incredibly flavorful, it’s always a potluck favorite!
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz. dry rotini pasta
- 9 oz. beef salami, chopped
- 6.5 oz. beef pepperoni, chopped
- 1 cup canned artichoke hearts, drained & quartered
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup olives, pitted & halved
- ½ cup pepperoncini, sliced
- 8 oz. mozzarella pearls
- ¼ cup red onion, sliced thin
- ⅓ cup fresh basil, sliced thin
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- Salt & black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta: Cook the pasta according to the package’s directions then drain it and set the pasta aside to cool completely.
- Make the vinaigrette: Whisk the vinaigrette ingredients together in a small bowl or jar then keep it chilled in the refrigerator while you prepare the rest of the salad.
- Prepare your salad ingredients: Cut the beef salami, beef pepperoni and tomatoes , slice the olives and red onion and thinly sliced the fresh basil.
- Mix & chill: Once the pasta is cool, add it to a large bowl with the rest of your ingredients and pour your desired amount of dressing over the top. Toss the salad until is fully coated.
- Serve: Sprinkle shredded parmesan (if desired) and extra fresh basil over each individual portion and serve.
Notes
Keep any leftover vinaigrette in the refrigerator and toss the salad in a little extra right before serving again, as the pasta tends to absorb the dressing while sitting.
- Prep Time: 17 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 540 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 1150 mg
- Fat: 36 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 24 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg
Keywords: antipasto, homemade vinaigrette, Italian, italian vinaigrette, pasta salad, pasta salad recipes