Enjoy this delicious cold pasta salad on a warm summer day! No matter what picnic or potluck you take this to, you’ll be going home with an empty bowl.
Picnic Pasta Salad
Course: Sides, MainCuisine: American, ItalianDifficulty: Easy8-12
servings30
minutes30
minutes528
kcalEnjoy this delicious cold pasta salad on a warm summer day! No matter what picnic or potluck you take this to, you’ll be going home with an empty bowl.
Ingredients
- Salad
2 cups chopped red & green peppers
2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
1-1/2 cups red onions, chopped
8 – 12 oz fresh mozzarella, cubed
1 lb Genoa salami, cubed
1/2 cup black olives, sliced
1/4 – 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
parsley, minced
- Dressing
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
3/4 cup Pompeian red wine vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp Lawry’s seasoned salt
1 clove garlic, grated
1/2 tsp pepper
Directions
- Mix together dressing ingredients first and set aside until sugar is dissolved completely.
- Cook pasta according to box directions just to al dente, and rinse under cold water until cool. Do not overcook.
- Cut Genoa salami and fresh mozzarella into about 1/2 – 3/4 inch cubes.
- Mix all chopped items together with pasta.
- Mix dressing again with whisk. Pour in dressing and toss together.
- Chill well.
- You may need to add red wine vinegar or olive oil to get to desired consistency.
Some like it more moist than others. - Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts
12 servings per container
Serving Size1 servings
- Amount Per ServingCalories528
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 32g 50%
- Saturated Fat 9.8g 50%
- Cholesterol 55mg 19%
- Sodium 981mg 41%
- Potassium 261mg 8%
- Total Carbohydrate 39.8g 14%
- Dietary Fiber 2.5g 10%
- Sugars 9.9g
- Protein 21.7g 44%
- Calcium 10%
- Iron 15%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
