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    Easy Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad

    March 26, 2019 by Kelly 29 Comments

    Everyone loves this Easy Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad! It’s filled with all the delicious flavors of your favorite Italian antipasto tossed with a homemade dressing. My go-to recipe for a quick meal, picnic, or potluck.

    Everyone loves this Easy Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad! It’s filled with the delicious flavors of your favorite Italian antipasto tossed with a homemade dressing. My go-to recipe for a quick meal, picnic, or potluck. #pasta #salad #Italian #antipasto #artichoke #marinated #redpepper #picnic #potluck #easy #quick #recipe #dinner this recipe!

    Super delicious – Super easy!

    I love, love, love the flavors in this Antipasto Pasta Salad. Marinated artichokes, roasted red peppers, zesty olives, juicy cherry tomatoes, tangy pepperoncini, creamy little balls of mozzarella, and parmesan all tossed with pasta in a homemade dressing. It really couldn’t be any easier!

    Everyone loves this Easy Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad! It’s filled with the delicious flavors of your favorite Italian antipasto tossed with a homemade dressing. My go-to recipe for a quick meal, picnic, or potluck. #pasta #salad #Italian #antipasto #artichoke #marinated #redpepper #picnic #potluck #easy #quick #recipe #dinner

    Perfect for picnics, barbeques, and potlucks

    Picnic season is a comin’ my friends. Time for picnics, barbeques, and potlucks. We love going for a hike and taking along this Antipasto Pasta Salad. It’s also the first thing to disappear at a potluck. The ingredients in this are pretty stable, so it does wonderfully on a buffet table. It’s delicious both cold and room temperature.

    Everyone loves this Easy Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad! It’s filled with the delicious flavors of your favorite Italian antipasto tossed with a homemade dressing. My go-to recipe for a quick meal, picnic, or potluck. #pasta #salad #Italian #antipasto #artichoke #marinated #redpepper #picnic #potluck #easy #quick #recipe #dinner

    An easy make-ahead dinner

    Antipasto Pasta Salad also makes a perfect quick, make-ahead dinner. Just pull it out of the fridge and done! You can whip this up in the morning or even the night before. The flavors are even better when they have a chance to meld together.

    Everyone loves this Easy Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad! It’s filled with the delicious flavors of your favorite Italian antipasto tossed with a homemade dressing. My go-to recipe for a quick meal, picnic, or potluck. #pasta #salad #Italian #antipasto #artichoke #marinated #redpepper #picnic #potluck #easy #quick #recipe #dinner

    Perfect for meal prep

    This Antipasto Pasta Salad is perfect for meal prep. I’m a little leery of a lot of meal prep ideas. Some foods can get kind of funky sitting for a few days in the fridge. Antipasto is a different story. Antipasto ingredients have a longer shelf life and even improve on sitting. I love making a batch of this on Sunday to enjoy for lunch during the week. (I actually really love it for breakfast.) The only change I might make for the salad to last longer is to not cut the tomatoes in half so they stay fresher.

    Everyone loves this Easy Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad! It’s filled with the delicious flavors of your favorite Italian antipasto tossed with a homemade dressing. My go-to recipe for a quick meal, picnic, or potluck. #pasta #salad #Italian #antipasto #artichoke #marinated #redpepper #picnic #potluck #easy #quick #recipe #dinner

    How to make Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad

    I’ve used my favorite Antipasto here, but you can whatever you love and whatever you have on hand. Some ideas are:

    Marinated artichokes – This must be my favorite thing on the antipasto tray. You can buy a jar of marinated artichokes (the easiest way), pick some up from the deli, or try my Easy Marinated Artichokes (the most delicious way). My Easy Marinated Artichokes take minutes to make from canned artichokes. They’re much cheaper than jarred artichokes and way much more delicious.

    Roasted Red Peppers – Roasted red peppers add one of the most important, complex flavors to the Antipasto Pasta Salad and a burst of color. You can find them jarred, pick some up in the deli, or make your own. If you don’t have roasted red peppers, you can chop up a fresh red bell pepper and add it.

    Olives – Olives are another one of the important flavors of this pasta salad. I don’t actually like olives. I’d never eat one by itself. But the flavor they give to the pasta salad as the flavors combine and mix together is wonderful.

    Cherry tomatoes – Cherry tomatoes give this Antipasto Pasta Salad a beautiful pop of color and a juicy, fresh deliciousness.

    Pepperoncini - Tangy and zesty pepperoncini add color and zing. You can either slice them or leave them whole.

    Cheese – I always use finely grated parmesan cheese in this Antipasto Pasta Salad. It’s rich, umami flavor is indispensable. Other additions are creamy, little fresh mozzarella balls or diced provolone.

    Salami – I didn’t add any salami to this pasta salad to keep things vegetarian, but adding some chopped salami would add a delicious salty, smoky flavor.

    Parsley – A big handful of chopped fresh parsley adds a fresh flavor and vibrant color.

    Other ideas for add-ins: red onion, pepperoni, basil, a spoon of pesto, sundried tomato, chopped fennel, diced cheeses, Italian meats, or any kind of grilled, roasted, or marinated veggies.

    Everyone loves this Easy Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad! It’s filled with the delicious flavors of your favorite Italian antipasto tossed with a homemade dressing. My go-to recipe for a quick meal, picnic, or potluck. #pasta #salad #Italian #antipasto #artichoke #marinated #redpepper #picnic #potluck #easy #quick #recipe #dinner

    Antipasto Pasta Salad Dressing

    I use a homemade Italian dressing but you can use your favorite or even store bought for simplicity. Italian dressing is made with, vinegar, olive oil, dried herbs, garlic, a little sugar, a pinch of red pepper, and parmesan cheese. I sometimes make the dressing for this pasta salad with lemon juice instead of vinegar or a mix of both for a bright, fresh flavor.

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    Everyone loves this Easy Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad! It’s filled with the delicious flavors of your favorite Italian antipasto tossed with a homemade dressing. My go-to recipe for a quick meal, picnic, or potluck. #pasta #salad #Italian #antipasto #artichoke #marinated #redpepper #picnic #potluck #easy #quick #recipe #dinner

    Easy Italian Antipasto Salad


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    Everyone loves this Easy Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad! It’s filled with the delicious flavors of your favorite Italian antipasto tossed with a homemade dressing. My go-to recipe for a quick meal, picnic, or potluck.


    Ingredients

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    • 1 1 lb box of pasta (such as cavatappi, penne, rotini, or fusilli (500g))
    • 8 ounces 227g roasted red pepper, drained and chopped (from a 12oz jar (340g), from the deli, or homemade)
    • 8 ounces 227g marinated artichokes, drained (from a 12oz jar (340g) or 1 batch of my Easy Marinated Artichokes)
    • 10 ounces 280g cherry tomatoes, halved (about 2 cups)
    • 3.5 ounces 99g chopped olives, black, green, or mixed (about ¾ cup)
    • 2 ounces 57g finely grated parmesan (½ cup)
    • One bunch fresh parsley (chopped (about 1oz, 28g))
    • 8 ounces 227g fresh mozzarella balls, cut in half
    • Pepperoncini (to taste, sliced or whole)
    • 1 small red onion (chopped or sliced thin)

    For the dressing:

    • ½ cup olive oil
    • ¼ cup red wine vinegar or lemon juice
    • 1 clove garlic (finely minced (or ¼ teaspoon garlic powder))
    • 1 tablespoon finely grated parmesan cheese
    • 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs (or dried oregano)
    • ½ teaspoon chili flakes (or to taste)
    • 1 teaspoon sugar (or to taste)
    • ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)

    Instructions

    1. Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain and rinse under cold water. Drain.
    2. Combine all of the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake to combine. Adjust salt and sugar to taste.
    3. Toss pasta with the rest of salad ingredients and dressing.
    4. Cover and refrigerate.
    5. Serve cold or at room temperature.

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    Everyone loves this Easy Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad! It’s filled with the delicious flavors of your favorite Italian antipasto tossed with a homemade dressing. My go-to recipe for a quick meal, picnic, or potluck. #pasta #salad #Italian #antipasto #artichoke #marinated #redpepper #picnic #potluck #easy #quick #recipe #dinner

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    1. Cookie Monster

      March 26, 2019 at 9:47 am

      Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad and Marinated Artichoke Hearts are out of this world. I am a big Artichoke consumer, I can tell you with confidence that it doesn't get any better than this.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kelly

        March 27, 2019 at 1:59 am

        Thanks so much, Cookie Monster!

        Reply
    2. angiesrecipes

      March 26, 2019 at 11:41 am

      Quick, easy and so delicious! This is great for any time of the day.

      Reply
      • Kelly

        March 26, 2019 at 1:28 pm

        It really is! I love having a big bowl of it in the fridge. Thanks so much, Angie!

        Reply
    3. Tim

      March 26, 2019 at 1:32 pm

      Amazing dish!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kelly

        March 27, 2019 at 1:58 am

        Thanks so much, Tim!

        Reply
    4. mjskitchen

      March 26, 2019 at 5:15 pm

      I love salads like this in the summer time when I can go out and pick most of the ingredients right out of the garden. Pinning for a summer dish! Thanks!

      Reply
      • Kelly

        March 27, 2019 at 1:56 am

        So wonderful straight from the garden, MJ! Especially the garden grown tomatoes. Yum! Thanks so much!

        Reply
    5. sherry

      March 26, 2019 at 9:50 pm

      this does sound very quick and easy kelly so perfect for a quick dinner. i love those flavours. cheers sherry

      Reply
      • Kelly

        March 27, 2019 at 1:50 am

        The flavors are amazing! Thanks so much, Sherry!

        Reply
    6. Eha

      March 26, 2019 at 10:43 pm

      When an avowed foodie lives on her own in a superbusy world I cannot for the world of me think of a more appetizing, healthy, fun but filling meal than this ! Normally I do make everything from scratch, but, to have this to love quickly am quite happy to reach for the artichokes and peppers from a jar 🙂 ! Tasty dressing . . . !

      ★★★★★

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      • Kelly

        March 27, 2019 at 1:47 am

        Always need a quick recipe! Thanks so much, Eha!

        Reply
    7. Marissa

      March 27, 2019 at 2:36 pm

      This salad makes me so excited for summer cookouts! So many fabulous flavors and textures in one beautiful bowl!

      ★★★★★

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      • Kelly

        April 04, 2019 at 6:46 am

        I'm getting so excited for summer! And this salad definitely brings to mind cookouts, hiking, and picnics. Thanks so much, Marissa!

        Reply
    8. Ron

      March 29, 2019 at 12:52 pm

      Kelly, I grew up hating those mayo-laden pasta salads of my younger days. So much so, to this day when someone says pasta salad, I usually pass, but not this one. It looks lovely and one I'm destined to make now that the thaw has begun. Thanks for sharing.

      ★★★★★

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      • Kelly

        April 04, 2019 at 5:21 am

        This pasta salad is definitely one the whole family enjoys. I have to admit, though, that I'm a macaroni salad (and mayo) fanatic! 🙂 Especially the one I make that substitutes yogurt for half of the mayo. I steer clear of the goopy ones. Some of my kids can't stand mayo so when I make it, I get a lot more of it to myself! Thanks so much, Ron!

        Reply
    9. David

      March 30, 2019 at 2:34 pm

      This is perfect for summer - fresh, beautiful, and flavorful!

      Reply
      • Kelly

        April 03, 2019 at 12:00 pm

        A great summer meal! Thanks so much, David!

        Reply
    10. Geraldine | Green Valley Kitchen

      March 30, 2019 at 4:34 pm

      This is my kind of pasta salad, Kelly - I would eat this right up! I love pasta salads like this - quick, easy and full of flavor - I'd make a big batch and lunch would be covered for a few days. Pinning to share!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kelly

        April 03, 2019 at 11:59 am

        That's just what I do! I even eat it for breakfast. Thanks so much, Geraldine!

        Reply
    11. Karen (Back Road Journal)

      March 31, 2019 at 10:29 am

      I don't think anyone could pass up a big spoonful of your antipasto pasta salad.

      Reply
      • Kelly

        April 03, 2019 at 11:39 am

        I sure can't! Thanks so much, Karen!

        Reply
    12. Ros @ ZenHealth

      April 02, 2019 at 9:06 am

      This sounds so yummy especially with the fresh mozzarella! And it's a quick and easy recipe too. Thanks for sharing 🙂

      Reply
      • Kelly

        April 03, 2019 at 8:17 am

        It's delicious! Thanks so much, Ros!

        Reply
    13. Haylie / Our Balanced Bowl

      April 11, 2019 at 9:58 am

      Pasta salad is one of my favorite summer foods!! It's so refreshing and delicious. Like you, I also am not a fan of olives but I'm totally going to try this! Adding extra mozzarella too - those little balls of deliciousness!!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kelly

        April 11, 2019 at 11:32 am

        Yes! I love those! Thanks so much, Haylie!

        Reply
    14. marie johson

      October 25, 2019 at 12:47 pm

      Antipasto Pasta Salad is my new go-to summer side dish. Thanks for sharing <3

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    15. Nolan Lester

      August 25, 2023 at 8:47 am

      Very good article; it provided me with a lot of useful knowledge. As a blog, please continue to share more. I’ve added it to my bookmarks so that I can keep up with you.

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      • Kelly

        August 28, 2023 at 4:15 am

        Thanks Nolan

        Reply

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