Italian Pasta Salad Recipe
This Italian Pasta Salad Recipe is full of flavor, pops of summer color and is the perfect side dish for all your summertime barbecues, picnics, family reunions or camp-outs. Our cousin, Jill, first introduced us to this pasta salad when she made it for one of our big family reunions. I’m so glad she let me steal her recipe and I always think of her when I make it. It’s versatile enough that you can double or triple the recipe depending on how many hungry mouths you need to feed. Whether you’re in need of a hearty side dish or a simple summer supper, try this pasta salad recipe; it’s a winner!
Additions or Substitutions for this Recipe
What I love about this Italian Summer Pasta Salad is that you can customize it to include your favorite ingredients. Add or subtract any ingredients you like! You can use any type of pasta noodles you have on hand. We love the tri-color spiral pasta because it gives extra color to the dish, but you could use macaroni, penne, ziti, anything you like. Some of our favorites that we like to include are:
artichoke heartsdiced tomatoessun-dried tomatoesblack olivesKalamata olivescubed mozzarella cheesefreshly grated Parmesan cheesepepperonisalamired oniongreen or red peppersdiced avocadobaby cornbroccoliseasoned chicken
More Favorite Summer Salads
Summertime is a wonderful time to serve up chilled salads as a simple meal or a side dish to your favorite grilled meat. Try some of these delicious recipes:
Steak SaladSnickers Apple SaladShrimp Pasta SaladNuts About Berries SaladBlackberry Fruit SaladGrilled Caesar Salad
How to make Italian Pasta Salad
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