Welcome to the July Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. If you are not familiar with this Pinterest Challenge, it is meant to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you too) to not just pin, but to actually make it happen! This month I chose to make a Quick And Easy Italian Pasta Salad perfect for Summer barbecues! I first saw this Italian Pasta Salad on Pinterest from Delish here. We love Pasta Salad in our family, so I gave it a try and everyone loved it! This is something I will definitely be making again.
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My children are not fans of artichoke hearts-though I love them-so I left them out. I also left out the olives. The great thing about this Italian Pasta Salad recipe is you can change it up to suit your family.
Quick And Easy Italian Pasta Salad
Ingredients For The Pasta
- 16 oz. pasta cooked according to package instructions (I used rotini)
- 8 oz. mozzarella balls, halved
- 4 oz. pepperoni, quartered
- 2 c. baby spinach
- 1 c. cherry tomatoes, halved
For The Dressing
- 1/3 c. olive oil
- 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1 tbsp. freshly chopped parsley
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- In a large bowl, toss together pasta, mozzarella, pepperoni, spinach and tomatoes.
- To make the dressing, mix olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, Italian seasoning, parsley, and red pepper flakes in a lidded jar and shake to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Mix pasta with dressing and serve.
- Enjoy!
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Katrin says
There can’t be too many pasta salads in my opinion. Especially in the summer! This recipe sounds and looks delicious!!
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Debbee says
Looks delicious! I needed something quick and easy for summer and this fits the bill.
Mother of 3 says
We just love pasta salads!! I can’t wait to try this recipe. Pinned.
Maria says
Yummy recipe, It reminds me of this antipasta I ate in Italy! will pin.
Maria
Debrashoppeno5 says
I love pasta and this looks so good. I would have to add the artichoke hearts and olives. It is a great summertime meal.
Sam - Raggedy Bits says
Oh, this looks so yummy Michelle! I can’t wait for our summer to try this deliciousness!!
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Lydia from Lydia's Flexitarian Kitchen says
This looks awesome! I love pasta salad when the days are hot. I’m with Debra above, I’d add olives and artichoke hearts too.
Kristie Cook says
I love pasta salad! I’ve been trying to figure out a good cold lunch to take besides a sandwich because there’s no way to heat things up at work. No idea why I didn’t think of this! Pinned!
Roseann Hampton says
This makes me hungry just looking at it! Pinning!
Bri Adams says
What a great idea! I’ll throw in some black olives and sliced mushrooms and tell my kids its pizza pasta! Do you think they’ll buy it!?
Jenny says
One of my favorite side salads and my husbands too. It’s so good!
Kelley says
This looks really yummy, love the Italian flavors! Perfect for a potluck.
Beverly says
My family would love this. It’s great to find a recipe and change it up to make it one we know that our guest will love. Pinning.
Erlene says
This is a perfect salad for any summer barbecue. I haven’t made an Italian pasta in ages, so if I make this, it’ll be a nice change from he normal mac salad. Pinned.
Amy says
Congratulations on actually trying a recipe. I love your challenge to do that. This Italian pasta salad looks so good. Thank you for sharing on Waste Not Wednesday.
Lynne says
This recipe looks delicious, Michelle!! I can’t wait to give it a try!
Claire Rocks says
This is right up my street. quick, easy and tasty