Classic Pasta Salad Recipe
A classic pasta salad recipe featuring tri-color rotini pasta tossed with cherry tomatoes, pepperoni, mozzarella, and olives in a flavorful vinaigrette dressing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Yield: 10 servings 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 24 ounces tri-color rotini pasta, uncooked
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 12 ounces sliced pepperoni
- 1 red onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 16 ounces mozzarella cheese, cubed
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 8 ounces olives, sliced
Vinaigrette Dressing:
- 1 ½ cups olive oil
- ½ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Cook Pasta: In salted boiling water, cook pasta until al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- Prepare Salad: Combine pasta, cherry tomatoes, pepperoni, onion, bell pepper, mozzarella, parmesan, and olives in a large bowl.
- Make Dressing: In a separate bowl, whisk together olive oil, vinegar, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- Toss Salad: Pour vinaigrette over the salad and toss to coat evenly.
- Chill and Serve: Refrigerate the pasta salad for 1 hour before serving. If chilled for longer, let it sit at room temperature briefly before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 980mg
- Fat: 34g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 17g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Keywords: Pasta Salad, Italian, Easy, Potluck, Summer, Vegetarian
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