Recipe: Appetizing Italian Pasta Salad with A Tomato Dressing

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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!

Italian Pasta Salad with A Tomato Dressing 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.