The BEST Pasta Salad
The BEST Pasta Salad is a family recipe for pasta salad that’s easily made into gluten-free pasta salad. It’s the only party, holiday, and cookout side dish recipe you’ll need!
Time for another Way Back Wednesday post! Not the kind where I talk about my passion for stirrup pants until the 8th grade, nor my sophomore year photography project of a 6″ angel garden statue with a Sarah McLachlan song written in pink jelly ink pen around it (GOD) – nope, we’re talking about unearthing my favorite recipes from the IGE archives to bring them some love here in the present!
Back in 2010 I shared the recipe for my Grandpa’s Pasta Salad as part of a Super Bowl post on what I was taking to a friend’s viewing party. It’s been buried for way too long, and really is perfect for picnic and potluck season, so I’m re-sharing it today with the name it really deserves, The BEST Pasta Salad.
Ingredients
- 1lb gluten-free short cut pasta
- 3 Roma tomatoes, seeded then chopped
- 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded then chopped
- 6oz gluten-free pepperoni, chopped
- 2.25oz can sliced olives, drained
- 1 recipe Salad Supreme Seasoning, recipe link below (or 1/2 - 3/4 bottle McCormick Salad Supreme Seasoning if dish does not need to be GF.)
- 1 recipe Italian Vinaigrette, recipe link below (or 1 large bottle Kraft Zesty Italian if dish does not need to be GF.)
Directions
- Cook pasta in salted boiling water until al dente. Drain then rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process and cool pasta down.
- Add pasta, tomatoes, cucumber, pepperoni, black olives, Salad Supreme Seasoning, and 3/4 of the Italian Salad Dressing to a large bowl then toss to combine. Refrigerate until completely chilled then add remaining salad dressing just before serving if necessary.
Original Recipes Visit The BEST Pasta Salad @ iowagirleats.com