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The Best Easy Pasta Salad

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Prep Time
30m
Cook Time
5m
Total Time
35m
This easy pasta salad is bursting with Italian flavors and is perfect for a quick and delicious meal or side dish. With a combination of pasta, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, salami, olives, and peppers, all tossed in a tangy Italian dressing, this pasta salad is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
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Servings: 10
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Pasta Salad Essentials

Italian Pasta Salad Dressing

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Notes

Update 7/12/22: Based on reader feedback and additional testing, the olive oil in the dressing was reduced to 1/2 cup (previous, it was 1 1/2 cups).

Please note that the amount written is for COARSE sea salt. If you are using fine table salt, start with 2 teaspoons and add more to taste.The dressing itself will be very salty. Like, too salty for a normal salad. But in this recipe, that’s what we want! That dressing is going to get tossed with an entire pound of plain pasta, as well as a whole lot of fresh unseasoned vegetables, and it will taste delicious once it’s all tossed up. If you don’t want as salty a dressing, feel free to reduce it to 1 tablespoon.

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Nutrition Facts

  • Calories
    957kcal
    47%
  • Fat
    53g
    2%
  • Saturated Fat
    16g
    0%
  • Carbohydrates
    82g
    4%
  • Fiber
    3g
    0%
  • Sugar
    4g
    0%
  • Protein
    43g
    2%
  • Cholesterol
    148mg
    7%
  • Sodium
    1,091mg
    54%
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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