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Italian Pasta Salad
This Italian pasta salad is the perfect portable meal for after school sports, lunchboxes, picnics or potlucks. It also makes an easy weeknight side dish recipe! Made with cubes of salami, mozzarella, artichoke hearts and veggies, the whole salad is tossed in a bright and flavorful red wine vinaigrette.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 520 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course , Salad
Cuisine:
Italian , American
Ingredients
- 1 pound bowtie pasta (or any short cut pasta of choice) (cooked according to package instructions)
- 8 ounces hard salami (cut in small cubes)
- 8 ounces mozzarella (cut in small cubes)
- 1 cup marinated artichoke hearts (roughly chopped)
- 1 cup red onion (diced)
- 1 cup red bell pepper (seeded and diced)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
- ½ cup parsley (minced)
Red Wine Vinaigrette
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain, rinse and set aside.
- While pasta is cooking, whisk the red wine vinaigrette in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the cooked pasta with all of the pasta salad ingredients (salami through parsley) then toss in the red wine vinaigrette. Check for seasoning and add additional salt and pepper to taste.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1cup
Calories
520kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
49g
(16%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Cholesterol
45mg
(15%)
Sodium
923mg
(38%)
Potassium
393mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1436IU
(29%)
Vitamin C
40mg
(44%)
Calcium
182mg
(18%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 520
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 520kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 45mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 923mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 393mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1436IU | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 40mg | 44% |
| Calcium | 182mg | 18% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.