Recipe: Appetizing Italian Pasta Salad with A Tomato Dressing

Italian Pasta Salad with A Tomato Dressing. Italian pasta salad with fresh tomato sauce, Absolutely this pasta salad is not only for party but also my lunch and dinner ,haha. Everyone needs a "go to" pasta salad recipe and this is mine: an Italian Pasta Salad with a Homemade Italian Dressing, loaded with all things Italian: salami, olives, bocconcini, tomatoes and basil. An essential for hot summer nights, quick mid week meals, make ahead lunches and gatherings!

Toss with tomatoes, mozzarella, olives, mini pepperonis, pepperoncinis and onion. This easy Italian Pasta Salad is loaded with artichoke hearts, basil, tomatoes, black olives and a bold garlic and red wine vinegar dressing to make it pop! But there is something so refreshing about a pasta salad with an oil and vinegar based dressing instead. You can have Italian Pasta Salad with A Tomato Dressing using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Italian Pasta Salad with A Tomato Dressing

1. Prepare 4 oz of uncooked bow tie pasta (farfalle).
2. It's 2 large of tomatos, coarsely chopped.
3. You need 1 medium of red bell pepper, coarsely chopped and 1 green one chopped same.
4. It's 1/3 cup of sweet onion, chopped.
5. You need 1/3 cup of pepperoni slices.
6. Prepare 1/4 cup of chopped parsley.
7. Prepare 1/4 cup of chopped pepperoncini (italian pepper).
8. It's 1 can of black olives.
9. It's 1/2 cup of marinara sauce.
10. You need 3 tbsp of light Mayo.
11. It's 3 tbsp of Italian dressing. add more for taste..i usually do..lol.
12. You need 1/4 dash of salt and pepper and sugar (optional).

The red wine vinegar and extra-virgin. In small bowl, combine all tomato mayonnaise ingredients; blend with wire whisk until well blended. Pour mayonnaise over salad; stir gently to coat. Everyone always loves this cold Italian Pasta Salad recipe made with a simple homemade Italian dressing, rotini noodles, tomatoes, olives, mozzarella, pepperoni or hard salami, onion, and pepperoncini.

Italian Pasta Salad with A Tomato Dressing step by step

1. cook pasta, drain and rinse with cold water (it stops the cooking process).
2. in a large bowl, combine pasta, tomatoes, peppers, onion, pepperoni, parsley and olives.
3. in a small bowl mix the Mariana, Mayo, Italian dressing and your pinch of salt/pepper and or sugar. use a whisk to combine it all together. after mixing pour the contents of the smaller bowl on the pasta mix. stir gently to coat. garnish with more parsley ..enjoy :).

It's the perfect pasta salad recipe to serve as a side for a BBQ or potluck. Spinach, Tomato, and Fresh Mozzarella Pasta Salad with Italian Dressing. Dressed with a simple vinaigrette made from fresh herbs and a good quality extra-virgin olive oil, this pasta salad is as delicious as it is easy to prepare. The great thing about Italian Tomato Salad is its "scalability". You can make a very basic salad as a contorno, or side dish, perfect for grilled meats or seafood, perhaps enhanced with fresh herbs and onions if you like.