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Antipasto Pasta Salad (with pepperoni)
If you need crowd-pleasing farfalle pasta salad, this pasta salad with no mayo is perfect for outdoor gatherings and is loaded with everyone's favorite ingredients.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 326 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ red onion large, thinly sliced crosswise
- 2 cups broccoli floretsbite-size, separated into small pieces
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- ½ cup kalamata olives halved
- 1 cup tomatoes chopped or grape tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup Pepperoncini peppers sliced into rings
- 12 oz package of farfalle pasta cooked
- 7 oz pepperoni paper skin removed, diced
- 1 cup mozzarella large fresh mozzarella, diced
For dressing
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons juice from pepperoncini pepper jar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- 1 cup basil leaves fresh, torn or roughly chopped
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta. Cook, stirring occasionally about 9-10 minutes or until al dente. Drain water from pasta and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the red onion, broccoli florets, bell pepper, olives, tomato, pepperoncini peppers, mozzarella and pepperoni.
- Toss to combine.
- Make dressing: In a small bowl combine minced garlic, lemon zest and juice, olive oil, dijon mustard, pepperoncini juice, salt and pepper. Whisk until dressing is emulsified. Add pasta to vegetables. Toss to combine.
- Pour the homemade dressing over the pasta salad with pepperoni. Toss to combine and taste for seasoning. Adjust as necessary.
- Refrigerate salad for several hours for flavors to marry and broccoli to absorb some dressing and soften slightly.
- Just before serving the pasta salad, toss with fresh basil.
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Notes
- Pasta lasts up to 5 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information
Calories
326kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
37mg
(12%)
Sodium
1000mg
(42%)
Potassium
294mg
(8%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
1075IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
57mg
(63%)
Calcium
108mg
(11%)
Iron
1.2mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 326
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 326kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 37mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 1000mg | 42% |
| Potassium | 294mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1075IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 57mg | 63% |
| Calcium | 108mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.