Pasta Salad, Easy & Italian
Delicious Italian style cold Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 1 12 oz Box of Tri-colored Rotini Spiral Pasta Or your favorite pasta. Cooked Al'dente, between 12-15 minutes, drain well and set aside.
- 1/2 Large Bell Pepper, finely sliced We used green.
- 1/2 Large yellow onion, finely diced
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup shreaded or grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup Thinly sliced mozzerealla cheese, or rounds No need to slice the rounds.
- 15 oz Can of Artichoke hearts, packed in water Drain and slice each in half if they are overly large. I've also used Marinated Artichoke hearts. I drain the liquid and add it into the salad dressing.
- 1 can Sliced black olives We prefer Kalamata Olives. (At the time of this post the grocery stores were out of stock of Kalamata Olives.)
- 1/2 cup Diced Salami Note: You can substite the salami with chicken, pepperoni or a meat you prefer.
Instructions
- Cook pasta, al dente. Drain well and place into a large mixing bowl.
- Add all of the remaining ingredients into your large mixing bowl. Using several large spoons, toss to mix thoroughly.
- Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup of our Italian dressing, toss to thoroughly coat all of the salad ingredients. Or you can substitute our dressing for your favorite pre-made store-bought Italian dressing.
- Best when pre-chilled for one hour prior to serving and enjoying!
Notes
The pasta will absorb the Italian dressing. Don't hesitate to blend in more dressing.