Italian Pasta Salad with Salami and Parmesan
Craving a refreshing and delicious salad? This easy to make Italian pasta salad is packed with salami, tons of veggies, and a creamy Italian dressing. It's the perfect cold pasta salad recipe!
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 16 oz dry Cellentani pasta cooked to al dente
- 1 med red onion diced
- 1 large green bell pepper diced
- 4.5 oz sliced black olives
- 1/2 lb sliced dry salami
- 1 pint grape tomatoes sliced
- 1 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup chopped green onions
Italian Dressing:
- 1 cup Italian salad dressing
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 2 tbsp dry chopped basil
- 2 tsp seasoning salt I use my own Rosamae Seasonings brand
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in lightly salted water and once it's al dente, strain and rinse with cold water. Let the pasta cool.
- Next, combine the mayonnaise and Italian dressing in a large mixing bowl and mix until well combined.
- Add the garlic, basil, and seasoning salt into the large bowl. Whisk until well incorporated.
- Add the cool pasta into the large mixing bowl and fold in with the dressing.
- Now toss in the red onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, green onions, olives, and salami.
- Fold in the ingredients until everything is combined.
- Sprinkle in the shredded parmesan cheese and lightly fold it into the pasta salad.
- Cover the Italian pasta salad and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours.
- Serve and enjoy!