Italian Pasta Salad

4 stars

This Italian pasta salad is the perfect portable meal for after school sports, lunchboxes, picnics or potlucks. It also makes an easy weeknight side dish recipe! Made with cubes of salami, mozzarella, artichoke hearts and veggies, the whole salad is tossed in a bright and flavorful red wine vinaigrette.

Course Pasta, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Italian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Servings

Calories 520kcal

Author Liz Della Croce

Ingredients

1 pound bowtie pasta (or any short cut pasta of choice) cooked according to package instructions
8 ounces hard salami cut in small cubes
8 ounces mozzarella cut in small cubes
1 cup marinated artichoke hearts roughly chopped
1 cup red onion diced
1 cup red bell pepper seeded and diced
1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
½ cup parsley minced

Red Wine Vinaigrette

¼ cup red wine vinegar
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic minced
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain, rinse and set aside.
While pasta is cooking, whisk the red wine vinaigrette in a small bowl and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the cooked pasta with all of the pasta salad ingredients (salami through parsley) then toss in the red wine vinaigrette. Check for seasoning and add additional salt and pepper to taste.

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