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Creative Recipes » Meal » Dinner » Antipasto Pasta Salad for Summer

Antipasto Pasta Salad for Summer

Jul 28, 2013 5 Comments

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It was a scorcher outside.  While I sat in traffic for an hour on my way home from work, the car dashboard said it was 104 degrees.  No relief in sight until about October.  Too bad I can’t afford to move to Alaska during the summer.   Oh, but I digress.

At least I knew dinner was already made.  No cooking for me tonight after work!  No heating up the kitchen during 100+ degree temperatures.  The Antipasto Pasta Salad was waiting in the fridge for me to get home…unless hubby beat me to it.   I was hoping he would leave some for me.

This Antipasto Pasta Salad has loads of flavor.  It is even better if you make it a day ahead so the flavors have time to develop.  The nice thing about this salad is that it has no mayonnaise.  So it is great to take to a potluck or party.

It is made with shell pasta, genoa salami, pepperoni, and my favorite, asiago cheese, as well as black olives, red, orange, and yellow bell peppers, and green onions.  It makes for a very colorful dish.  This is adapted from the Antipasto Pasta Salad on AllRecipes.com.   However, instead of using the balsamic vinegar dressing in the recipe, I use the red wine vinaigrette on Allrecipes called Absolutely Fabulous Greek/House Dressing.” It is a long name but an outstanding vinaigrette.

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Antipasto Pasta Salad for Summer

Antipasto Pasta Salad is a unique pasta salad with meats and vegetables found in the first course of an Italian meal, such as salami, asiago cheese, olives, artichokes, and peppers.
Course Sides
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Antipasto Pasta Salad, pasta salad
Prep Time 45 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 400kcal
Author Michele @ Flavor Mosaic

Ingredients


    Pasta Salad

    • 16 ounces small shell pasta
    • 1/4 lb genoa salami chopped
    • 1/4 lb pepperoni chopped
    • 8 ounces Asiago Cheese cubed
    • 1/2 cup black olives chopped
    • 1/2 each red bell pepper orange bell pepper, and yellow bell pepper, chopped
    • 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
    • 1/4 cup chopped green onions


      Red Wine Vinaigrette

      • 1/2 cup olive oil
      • 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
      • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
      • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
      • 1 teaspoon dried basil
      • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
      • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
      • 1 tablespoon sugar
      • 1 tablespoon freshly grated parmesan

      Instructions

      • Prepare the pasta per package directions and drain. Place drained pasta in a large bowl. Add all the pasta salad ingredients and toss.
      • For the dressing, in a small bowl mix together all ingredients. Pour the dressing over the pasta salad in the large bowl. Cover and refrigerate at least two hours.

      Nutrition

      Calories: 400kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 786mg | Potassium: 205mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 382IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 252mg | Iron: 1mg

       

      If you don’t have asiago cheese, parmesan, mozzarella, or feta may be substituted.

      Filed Under: Dinner, Father's Day, Game Day, July 4th, Memorial Day, Mother's Day, Pasta, Pasta Salads, Side Dishes, Soups / Salads Tagged With: Antipasto, asiago, bell peppers, black olives, cherry tomatoes, genoa salami, light, mustard, no cook, parmesan, pasta, pasta salad, pepperoni, red wine vinaigrette, salad, summer

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      1. Evelyn @ My Turn for us says

        August 4, 2013 at 10:15 am

        This reminds me of my favorite Antipasto Pasta Salad from my favorite restaurant (that I don’t live near anymore). Thanks so much for sharing!! I will be making it this week!!!

        I just shared it on FB, Twitter and Google+, thanks so much!!

        Hugs

        PS Also pinned and following you on Pinterest!!

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        • Occasional Cooker says

          August 4, 2013 at 10:21 am

          Thanks for stopping by Evelyn. I hope you like this pasta salad as much as we do. It is one of my favorites. Thank you so much for sharing. You are awesome!

          Reply
      2. Laura says

        August 5, 2013 at 11:06 pm

        That dressing is impressive-pinning now and hoping I find time to make this summer.

        Reply
      3. Heidy L. McCallum says

        April 2, 2014 at 2:49 pm

        Wow I love the beautiful color and textures of this Summer Antipasto Salad. It’s perfect for our family gatherings in the summer!

        Reply
      4. Sharon says

        September 27, 2015 at 5:37 pm

        I love this salad. I’m going to post a link to it this Thursday on my blog and I’m borrowing your photo of it, if that’s okay. I will give you credit for the photo with another link to this page.

        Reply

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