- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 servings
Italian pasta salad made with a fresh and flavorful dressing, two kinds of cheese, salami, olives, and the perfect blend of Italian herbs. Take one bite of this pasta salad, and you won’t be able to stop. Start with a hearty pasta shape that has nooks and crannies to hold onto the dressing like penne or rotini. We love adding parmesan cheese, which melts into the dressing as well as provolone cheese and salami, but you can always adjust the ingredient list based on your favorite Italian cheeses and meats.
Ingredient:
- Pasta Salad
- 8 ounces dried pasta like penne, fusilli or rotini
- 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
- 4 ounces sliced provolone cheese, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/3 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
- 4 ounces Italian-style salami, sliced and quartered
- 6 ounces tomatoes, chopped, about 1 cup
- 1 cup olives, pitted and halved
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
- Salad Dressing
- 1/4 cup (60ml) extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup (60ml) fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons (30ml) red wine vinegar
- 1 small garlic clove, finely grated or minced, about 1/2 teaspoon
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme or use 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt plus more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
