Name: Antipasto Pasta Salad
Yield: 6 -7 cups
Ingredients: 1/2 lb of tri-color fusilli (for fun); 1/2 cup sliced black olives; 1/2 cup chopped banana peppers; 1 cup of chopped cherry tomatoes; 3/4 cup of chopped salami; 3/4 cup of chopped fresh mozzarella cheese; 3 tbs olive oil; 3 tsp balsamic vinegar; salt and fresh cracked pepper

Wonderful dish to make for your next cookout or just because! Antipasto Pasta Salad is loaded with salami, mozzarella, veggies and tossed in delicious dressing.

We love to grill out but living in an apartment definitely limits our ability. Sometimes we go out to the park as a family or with some friends to grill and enjoy each others company. I love to pack a picnic basket with goodies to take with us. My hubby’s favorite side is potato salad and my favorite is antipasto pasta salad. I am sharing my favorite side today!

Last week, hubby got a weekend day off so we went to the park to grill our dinner. We had a very nice evening together and a great dinner. I am sharing the Chicken Shish Kebab recipe in the next post.

Ingredients:
1/2 lb of tri-color fusilli (for fun)
1/2 cup sliced black olives
1/2 cup chopped banana peppers
1 cup of chopped cherry tomatoes
3/4 cup of chopped salami
3/4 cup of chopped fresh mozzarella cheese
3 tbs olive oil
3 tsp balsamic vinegar
salt and fresh cracked pepper

Directions:
1. Cook pasta according to the package and cool completely before mixing in the other ingredients.

2. Combine all ingredients but oil and vinegar in a large mixing bowl. Mix well.

3. In a small bowl, combine oil and vinegar, mix vigorously and quickly pour over the pasta salad. Mix well.

Chill before serving!

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Antipasto Pasta Salad

Servings 6 -7 cups

Ingredients

1/2 lb of tri-color fusilli for fun
1/2 cup sliced black olives
1/2 cup chopped banana peppers
1 cup of chopped cherry tomatoes
3/4 cup of chopped salami
3/4 cup of chopped fresh mozzarella cheese
3 tbs olive oil
3 tsp balsamic vinegar
salt and fresh cracked pepper

Instructions

Cook pasta according to the package and cool completely before mixing in the other ingredients.
Combine all ingredients but oil and vinegar in a large mixing bowl. Mix well.
In a small bowl, combine oil and vinegar, mix vigorously and quickly pour over the pasta salad. Mix well.
Chill before serving!

Recipe Notes

Recipe from Lyuba @ willcookforsmiles.com All images and content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to share this recipe, please simply link back to this post for the recipe. Thank you.

Enjoy!!

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Comments

Maria says
June 30, 2012 at 12:04 am
This looks so good, and I’ve been wanting to make an antipasto pasta salad! I’m pinning it, thanks for the recipe!
Susie at Earning-My-Cape says
June 30, 2012 at 2:20 am
Mmm! This looks yummy! I pinned it!
I’m visiting from Country Momma Cooks Link & Greet! 🙂
Diane Balch says
July 1, 2012 at 12:38 am
This will be a good way to get my son to eat something other then just cold cuts… unless he just picks out the salami?
I will pin this.
Jenn says
July 1, 2012 at 2:49 am
I love your serving dish and your photos are perfect!
winnie rottem says
July 1, 2012 at 5:37 am
Wonderful salad for summer, and it looks great.
WillCookForSmiles says
July 1, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Thank you, Winnie!
WillCookForSmiles says
July 1, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Awww, thanks!
WillCookForSmiles says
July 1, 2012 at 1:32 pm
Hehe, salami is good! Hopefully he will like it all 🙂
WillCookForSmiles says
July 1, 2012 at 1:32 pm
THank you!
WillCookForSmiles says
July 1, 2012 at 1:32 pm
Thank you! Hope you get a change to make it soon!
Kathie says
July 1, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Oh my, that looks delicious!! I need to try that.
Claire Justine says
July 2, 2012 at 9:19 pm
This looks delicious yum yum…thanks for linking up to Creative Mondays 🙂
Whimsically Homemade says
July 3, 2012 at 12:35 pm
Oh my goodness, going down the ingredient list making my mouth water. I have to make this, it’s got everything I love! Thanks for sharing!
Visiting from Whimsically Homemade!
Rachel says
July 6, 2012 at 5:50 pm
This looks like the perfect side for a bbq. Looks yummy! Thanks for sharing at Terrific Tuesdays.
Rachel
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Antipasto Pasta Salad