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A glass bowl filled with Antipasto Pasta Salad, featuring rotini, sliced pepperoni, cubes of cheese, black olives, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and creamy dressing.

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chill (Optional) 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 602

Ingredients
 

For the dressing:
  • 1 Cup Mayonnaise
  • ¼ Cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 2 cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • ½ Teaspoon Red Pepper flakes
  • ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper
For the salad:
  • 1 pound Pasta Rotini
  • ½ Cup Salami slices, cut into strips
  • ½ Cup Pepperoni slices, cut into strips
  • ½ Cup Ham slices cut into strips
  • ½ Cup Pepperoncini Peppers chopped
  • 8 oz Provolone Cheese cut into cubes
  • 1 ounce cherry tomatoes cut in half
  • ¼ head Iceberg Lettuce shredded
  • ¼ Cup black olives optional

Method
 

Make the Dressing
  1. In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, red wine vinegar, olive oil, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, red pepper flakes, and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
    1 Cup Mayonnaise, ¼ Cup red wine vinegar, 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil, 2 cloves Garlic, 1 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning, 1 Teaspoon Salt, ½ Teaspoon Red Pepper flakes, ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper
Cook and Cool the Pasta
  1. Boil rotini to al dente. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking and cool it down.
    1 pound Pasta
Prep the Mix-Ins
  1. Slice the meats, cube the cheese, halve the tomatoes, chop the pepperoncini, and slice the olives (if using).
    ½ Cup Salami, ½ Cup Pepperoni, ½ Cup Ham, ½ Cup Pepperoncini Peppers, 8 oz Provolone Cheese, 1 ounce cherry tomatoes, ¼ Cup black olives
Combine the Salad
  1. In a large bowl, mix the cooled pasta, meats, cheese, tomatoes, pepperoncini, and olives.
Add the Dressing
  1. Pour dressing over the salad and toss gently until everything is well coated. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
Chill to Marry Flavors
  1. Cover and refrigerate the salad for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Add the Lettuce (Optional)
  1. Just before serving, fold in the shredded lettuce so it stays fresh and crisp.
    ¼ head Iceberg Lettuce
Toss & Serve
  1. Give everything one final toss and serve chilled!

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 602kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 20gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 1116mgPotassium: 304mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 455IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 245mgIron: 2mg

Nutrition Discolure

Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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