Italian Pasta Salad
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup red onion, diced
1/4 cup sundried tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup cucumber, diced
1/4 cup pepperoncini
1/2 cup spinach, chopped
Few pieces of Fresh basil
1 Tbsp Chopped parsley
Shaved Parmesan
Red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper
2 cups cooked Rotini
2 Tbsp or so of Italian dressing:
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
¾ tsp salt
¼ tsp ground black pepper
¼-½ tsp crushed red pepper
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Pinch of lemon juice
DIRECTIONS
SERVINGS: 3-4 PREP/COOK TIME: 10 MINUTES
Mix together the ingredients for the Italian Dressing first.
Cook your noodles and drain them.
Mix together remaining ingredients and then top with shaved parmesan.
“Whether it’s cold, hot, creamy, oil-based, tangy, or spicy you really can’t go wrong”
The thing I love about pasta salad is that you can make SO many variations of it! Whether it’s cold, hot, creamy, oil-based, tangy, or spicy you really can’t go wrong. For this one, I love the added pepperoncini and shaved parmesan! I like to make my own Italian dressing because it’s so easy to make using ingredients you typically have already but if you are looking for a brand that uses simple ingredients I recommend Primal Kitchen which can be found in most major stores or online here.
For my noodles I decided to use Tolerant Foods Red Lentil Rotini, I am a big fan of this brand because the noodles have a good texture when they are cooked and flavor too. I also love Banza pasta if you are looking for a GF noodle. Feel free to add in your other favorite Italian ingredients too, I wish that I liked olives because I would add those, but I hate olives unfortunately so if you are a fan let me know how it tastes with those added! Looking forward to seeing what additions you come up with!
