The Ultimate Pasta Salad
Medium French Salad

The Ultimate Pasta Salad

Total Time
37 min
21m prep · 16m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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This tri-colored pasta salad with broccoli, cauliflower, pepperoni, cheese, and spices is out of this world. Great to take to a BBQ on those warm summer nights. This salad tastes wonderful right after you make it but is best served the day after.

Ingredients

  • 1 package uncooked tri-colored spiral pasta , 16 ounce
  • 1 head fresh broccoli , cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 head fresh cauliflower , chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1 red onion , chopped
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 8 ounces pepperoni slices , cut into quarters
  • 1 package mozzarella cheese , 8 ounce
  • 1 can large pitted black olives , 6 ounce
  • 0.5 cups olive oil , or to taste
  • 0.5 cups red wine vinegar , or to taste
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Italian seasoning to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place pasta in the pot; cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and transfer to a bowl. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

  2. 2

    Toss chilled pasta with broccoli, cauliflower, red onion, garlic, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, olives, olive oil, and red wine vinegar. Season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Chill in the refrigerator until serving.

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