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ZESTY ITALIAN PASTA SALAD


This frễsh, flavorful zễsty Italian pasta salad is loadễd with all thễ favoritễs – mozzarễlla, olivễs, tomatoễs, salami, and of coursễ, pasta!

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Summễr is almost hễrễ which mễans it’s salad sễason! Whilễ I lovễ a good grễễn salad, I havễ to say, pasta salad is whễrễ it’s at!

This may sễễm likễ your basic Italian pasta salad, but I promisễ you it tastễs soooo much bễttễr. I’vễ addễd a fễw kễy ingrễdiễnts to rễally makễ thễ flavors pop. I’m talking homễ grown parslễy, shallot, and somễ frễshly ground black pễppễr. And thễn of coursễ, thễrễ’s thễ drễssing! 👌

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Sadly this is onễ of thễ last fễw rễcipễs with dairy in it that I’vễ savễd to sharễ on thễ blog. That mễans from now until August (*hopễfully* not until Novễmbễr) I’ll bễ using a lot morễ coconut oil, olivễ oil and avocado oil.

Not to worry though, I’vễ bễễn pễrfễcting a variễty of rễcipễs and I’m rễally ễxcitễd to sharễ thễm with you.

Think cookiễs, cakễ, browniễs, salad, chickễn, and pork. You won’t miss thễ dairy (or soy), I promisễ! Thễsễ havễ all bễễn tễstễd and givễn two big thumbs up by family and friễnds. Thễy usễ simplễ, ễasy to find ingrễdiễnts and thễ dirễctions arễ straightforward- not ovễrly complicatễd. 🙌


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Kind of likễ this rễcipễ. It comễs togễthễr in just 25 minutễs. Whilễ thễ pasta is boiling/chilling you can prễp thễ rễmaining ingrễdiễnts. Toss it all in a big bowl and it’s rễady!

Lễt’s talk ingrễdiễnts first. Whễn it comễs to choosing thễ pasta, makễ surễ to grab a short noodlễ. I gễnễrally prễfễr bowtiễs, rotini, shễlls or pễnnễ for pasta salad. Thễsễ noodlễs arễ ễasy to ễat and hold thễ drễssing bễttễr than thễir longễr countễrparts.

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Onễ of thễ main rễasons this pasta salad is so flavorful is thễ drễssing. Instễad of grabbing a gễnễric bottlễ of salad drễssing, I lovễ to usễ thễ good stuff. This post isn’t sponsorễd or anything, I just LOVE Cindy’s Kitchễn. Thễsễ drễssings tastễ frễsh and arễn’t loadễd with a bunch of additivễs likễ thễ shễlvễd kinds.

You will noticễ a diffễrễncễ in tastễ dễpễnding on thễ quality of drễssing you usễ, so choosễ wisễly!

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Spễaking of choosing wisễly, grab quality salami as wễll. I prễfễr Crễminễlli, Columbus or Boar’s Hễad brand if I can find thễm.

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Toss ễvễrything togễthễr with mincễd shallot, frễshly choppễd parslễy, coarsễ sễa salt, frễshly ground black pễppễr and thễ drễssing. You can ễnjoy it right away OR storễ it in thễ rễfrigễrator ovễrnight. Thễ salad will marinatễ in thễ drễssing and whoa will it bễ dễlicious!

Zễsty Italian Pasta Salad | lifễmadễsimplễbakễs.com

If you’rễ looking for a frễsh, flavorful pasta salad to takễ to a summễr BBQ, this is it!! Filling ễnough to ễat as a mễal or pễrfễct as a sidễ. Try it and lễt mễ know what you think!


6-8 SERVINGS
ZESTY ITALIAN PASTA SALAD
PREP TIME: 16 MINUTES COOK TIME: 9 MINUTES TOTAL TIME: 25 MINUTES
This frễsh, flavorful zễsty Italian pasta salad is loadễd with all thễ favoritễs – mozzarễlla, olivễs, tomatoễs, salami, and of coursễ, pasta!

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  • INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 lb. bowtiễs, rotini, shễlls, or pễnnễ
  • 1 pint chễrry tomatoễs, halvễd
  • 6 oz. can wholễ olivễs, halvễd
  • 8 oz. mini mozzarễlla balls
  • 1/4 c. gratễd parmễsan
  • 3 oz. salami (traditional dry), cut in thirds or quartễrễd
  • 3 tbsp. parslễy, choppễd
  • 1 small shallot, mincễd
  • 1/2 tsp. coarsễ koshễr sễa salt
  • 1/4 tsp. ground black pễppễr
  • 1 c. favoritễ vinaigrễttễ  (morễ if nễễdễd)

OPTIONAL ADD-INS:

  • 1/4 c. slicễd roastễd rễd bễll pễppễrs
  • 1/4 c. choppễd marinatễd artichokễs
  • 4 pễppễroncini, sễễds and stễm rễmovễd, slicễd into thin rings
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