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This antipasto pasta salad is a delicious combination of pasta, meat, and cheese plus a yummy homemade dressing. It's perfect for a picnic!
Antipasto Pasta Salad
If you're looking for a crowd pleasing pasta salad, give this Antipasto Pasta Salad recipe a try. It's great to make up in advance and the flavors are just amazing! You can also customize the ingredients to your preferences, but here's what we like to use in ours.
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Antipasto Ingredients:
- shell pasta
- Genoa salami
- pepperoni
- mozzarella cheese
- black olives
- red bell pepper
- green bell pepper
- salt
- pepper
- Parmesan cheese
- Italian dry dressing
- parsley
- oregano
- balsamic vinegar
- extra virgin olive oil
Start by cooking your pasta until al dente – then drain and cool under cold water.
Grab a large bowl and combine your cooled pasta, meats, cheeses, and vegetables. Stir in the Italian dressing mix. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to marinade the flavors together.
Prepare your dressing by whisking together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, oregano, parsley, Parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper to taste – then pour over the pasta salad and enjoy!
Antipasto Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 16 oz salad shell pasta
- 1/4 lb Genoa salami chopped
- 1/4 lb pepperoni chopped
- 1/2 lb mozzarella cheese diced
- 6 oz black olives canned, drained and chopped
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 3 tomatoes chopped
- 1 oz dry Italian salad dressing mix
- 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 Tbsp dried oregano
- 1 Tbsp dried parsley
- 1 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente; drain and cool under cold water.
- In a large bowl, combine pasta, salami, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, black olives, bell peppers and tomatoes. Stir in Italian dressing mix. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- To prepare the dressing, whisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, oregano, parsley, Parmesean cheese, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour dressing over pasta salad just before serving.
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