Italian pasta salad

Pasta salad is a salad whose main ingredient is boiled pasta, to which is usually added finely chopped vegetables in a vinaigrette (or any other mayonnaise-based sauce). This type of salad is usually served cold, so it is usually prepared during the hot summer months. In addition, pasta salads are a classic that never goes out of style and can be combined to suit every taste. In places like the United States, it is a very common salad at the so-called salad bar.

Pasta salad is a classic and we love it in our family.
Today I'm showing you an easy version of pasta salad with homemade Italian dressing.

Ingredients

• Pasta

• 1 pound rotini pasta

• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved

• 8 ounces fresh mini mozzarella cheese balls, cut in half

• 1/2 - 1 cup chopped olives

• 1 cup mini pepperoni

• 1/2 cup pepperonini, coarsely chopped

• 1/2 red onion, diced

• Italian sauce

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar

• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning

• 1 teaspoon sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

• Pinch of red pepper flakes

Directions

• First, you need to bring a large pot of water to a boil on the stove.
• Prepare 1 pound rotini pasta according to package directions.
• When it's finished cooking, you should drain the pasta and run it under cold water to cool the pasta.
• Cut the tomatoes and mozzarella in half.
• Italian sauce
• Add 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil to a bowl.
• Add 1/4 cup red wine vinegar.
• Add 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
• Add 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning.
• Add 1 teaspoon of sugar.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder.
• Add a pinch of red pepper flakes.
• Whisk it all together.
• Our pasta should now be almost ready, so we can just toss it straight with the dressing.
• It actually saves us a few meals if we make the dressing right in the bowl we're going to put the pasta in.
• Add cheese, tomatoes, chopped olives, diced red onion, 1 cup mini pepperoni and chopped pepperoncini.
• Stir it together.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let cool in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.
• Your Italian pasta salad!