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Tri Color Rotini Pasta Salad
Rotini Pasta Salad is a classic, light and refreshing salad for a hot summer day. It's fun, irresistible, and so quick and easy to make.
Ingredients
For the Dressing:
- ½ cup Olive oil
- ¼ cup Red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dried Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon Granulated sugar
- 1 clove Garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
For the Pasta Salad:
- ¼ Red onion, medium, finely chopped
- 8 ounces Dried short pasta, such as rotini
- 8 ounces Cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 English cucumber, small, quartered lengthwise, then thinly sliced
- 4 ounces Fresh mozzarella , drained and chopped
- Fresh parsley leaves, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Mix together the dressing ingredients first, then add the diced red onions to the dressing.
- Cook the pasta for 12 min in boiling heavily salted water. Prepare vegetables.
- After draining, dunk the strainer of pasta in an ice bath (equal parts ice and water in a large bowl) and get it cold fast!
- Mix all the ingredients together and chill the salad for at least 30 minutes
Christina's Notes
- Protein: This is the best pasta salad on it's own, however, adding some grilled chicken or crumbled bacon takes the best pasta salad recipe to the next level.
- Cheese: Crumble some feta cheese on top for a great flavor boost.
- Other Add-Ins: To make this salad supreme, feel free to add some sliced black olives, chickpeas or roasted red peppers.
- Alternate Ingredients: Roasted vegetables such as broccoli, zucchini or squash are fabulous in this salad.
- Pepperoni: Meats such as pepperoni, salami or pancetta are a great topper.
- Tip: Cook noodles until they're almost done, drain and place in a container with enough Italian dressing to coat the pasta. Place in the fridge to chill cold pasta salad before adding other ingredients.