Italian Grinder Pasta Salad
Three kinds of meat, banana peppers, red onion, and iceberg lettuce make this pasta salad a deliciously deconstructed version of your very favorite sandwich.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Pasta salad
- 8 oz ditalini pasta (or any other shaped pasta)
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ cup pepperoni chopped
- ½ cup salami chopped
- ½ cup deli ham chopped
- 8 oz mozzarella cheese cubed
- ½ red onion sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced
- ¼ cup banana peppers
- 3 tbsp banana pepper juice (from the jar)
- 2 ½ cups iceberg lettuce chopped
Dressing
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 3 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the box instructions. Once the pasta is cooked, strain it over the sink and rinse it super well with cold water to let it completely cool down. Add the cooled pasta to a large bowl. Add the remaining pasta salad ingredients and stir well. Set to the side.
- To make the dressing, add all of the dressing ingredients to a small bowl, then whisk together. Top the pasta salad with the dressing and stir well to coat evenly. Serve immediately or keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 956kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 65g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 21g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 3079mg | Potassium: 607mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 981IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 469mg | Iron: 3mg
