Italian Pasta Salad

This fresh and colorful Italian Pasta Salad has all the goods including cheese, vegetables, salami and your favorite vinaigrette. Perfect for meal prep, a week night dinner or a get together with family or friends!

I had a baby about 3 months ago so quick and easy lunches are the name of the game for me. I’ve really been enjoying meal prepping big batches of anything so I can just toss something in a bowl and eat while I fold laundry, write blog posts OR relax on the couch!

If this Italian Pasta Salad recipe isn’t your thing, check out this Layered Taco Salad with Ground Beef or this Summer Veggie Pesto Pasta Salad with Burrata.

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Ingredients

This Pasta Salad is packed full of delicious ingredients to keep you full throughout the day including:

Brown Rice Pasta

Mozzarella Pearls

Dried Salami

Cucumber

Black Olives

Red Onion

Peperoncini

Red Wine Vinaigrette

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

1. Boil salted water, add the pasta of your choosing, and cook according to the directions on the package
2. Once done, drain the water and rinse with cold water
3. Chop the red onion, dried salami, and peperoncini
4. In a large bowl add the pasta, mozzarella, salami, cucumber, olives, onion, and peperoncini
5. Mix the ingredients together and toss with the red wine vinaigrette

Variations

Switch this recipe up based on your specific tastes:

• Spicy – add chili pepper flakes, chili oil, or Calabrian chili’s
• Deluxe – add chicken, shrimp, or steak
• Kid friendly – omit the hot peppers, maybe even the red onion and add some vegetables your kids like (broccoli, zucchini, eggplant)

Storage

Store in the fridge for up to 5 days.

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