Italian Pasta Salad
an easy to make pasta salad packed full with anitpasto favourites and fresh and flavourful lemon basil dressing.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 497kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound rotini or other short pasta
- 4 oz mini bocconcini balls halved
- 4 oz salami sliced and halved
- 12 oz marinated artichoke hearts
- 1⁄4 red onion quartered and sliced
- ½ cup black olives halved
- 1 large roasted red pepper diced
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 5-6 pepperoncini sliced
- 1 green pepper quartered and sliced
Dressing
- 8 Tablespoons olive oil
- 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1-2 cloves garlic crushed
- handful basil leaves thinly sliced
- 2 Tablespoons minced parsley
- sea salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package directions.
- while the pasta cooks, chop the salami, bocconcini, artichoke, red onion, tomatoes, green pepper, olives and pepperoncini into bite sized pieces.
- Add the olive oil, lemon juice, herbs, garlic and salt and pepper to a mason jar. Close and shake well to mix
- Strain the cooked pasta in a colander and run under cool running water to chill the pasta.
- Place the cooled pasta in a large bowl then add in the chopped ingredients. Pour the dressing in and toss well to mix it all together.
Nutrition
Calories: 497kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 694mg | Potassium: 281mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 734IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 2mg