Italian Pasta Salad Recipe (VIDEO)
Italian Pasta Salad is one of our favorite pasta salad recipes. This is an easy, make-ahead salad that is perfect for meal prep. Every bite is loaded with rotini, salami, mozzarella, olives, healthy veggies, and a homemade creamy Italian Dressing.
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Pasta Salad Ingredients:
Italian Pasta Salad is a meal in itself with protein, grains and plenty of vegetables. It has vibrant Italian flavors with kalamata olives, fresh mozzarella cheese, salami, and parsley.
We love that you can change up the ingredients based on what you have on hand. Try substituting with diced bell pepper, or crunchy broccoli, or use Feta instead of Mozarella cheese to add some Greek flavors. P.S. If you’re feeling adventurous, roasting your own bell peppers will take this salad to the next level.
What is the Best Italian Dressing?
We love homemade Italian dressing for the best flavor and because you can use high-quality oil and seasonings. In a pinch, store-bought Italian dressings will work. We like Newman’s Own brand Italian dressing and Ken’s brand Italian dressing.
How to Make Pasta Salad Video Tutorial:
I hope this Pasta Salad Recipe becomes a new favorite for you. It makes meal prep so easy! If you enjoyed this video, please subscribe to our Youtube Channel and click the bell icon so you get a notification when we post a new video.
What is the Best Pasta for Salad?
We love rotini noodles for pasta salad. Rotini is the spiral-shaped pasta you will see in the photos here. You can buy them in the traditional pasta color or in a multicolor blend which can be really fun for a pasta salad. You can also experiment with different kinds of pasta such as shell pasta or macaroni.
How to Cook Pasta for Pasta Salad:
Cook your pasta in salted water according to package instructions until it is aldenté. Aldente means firm to the bite. Pasta that is overcooked can seem mushy in pasta salad and will absorb more dressing so make sure you don’t overcook. As soon as the pasta is aldenté, drain in a colander then rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process, chill the pasta, and rinse off excess starch to keep the pasta from sticking.
Cook’s Tip: Buttered pasta doesn’t work well for pasta salad so do not add butter or oil after your pasta is cooked. Rinsing in cold water is enough to prevent noodles from sticking together and there is plenty of oil in the salad dressing.
More Pasta Salad Recipes:
- Creamy Avocado Pasta Salad
- Caesar Pasta Salad
- Chicken Orzo Pasta Salad
- Cucumber Cauliflower Ditalini Pasta Salad
Italian Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 8 oz rotini pasta
- 6 oz salami, sliced into strips
- 10 oz cherry tomatoes, halved (3 cups)
- 1/2 English cucumber, diced
- 1/2 medium red onion, finely diced
- 8 oz fresh mozzarella, pearls or halved mozzarella balls
- 1/2 cup black olives, pitted and sliced
- 1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted and halved
- 1/2 cup roasted red peppers* drained and coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup parsley, finely chopped
- 1 cup Italian dressing, or added to taste
Instructions
- Cook rotini pasta according to package instructions in salted water just until pasta is aldente (firm to the bite).
- While pasta cooks, prep remaining ingredients and make Italian Dressing.
- Add dressing just to the portion fo salad you plan to eat. Enjoy right away or cover and let the salad marinate for 1-3 hours before serving.
Notes
Nutrition Per Serving
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Natasha Kravchuk
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I just made this tonight and it turned out delicious!! I will definitely be making it again. Had a nice helping and that was before it got cold. Keep those delicious recipes coming!!
So glad you loved it, Adrienne!
The bowl hasn’t been available for at least a year on Amazon. I think it could be discontinued. The only sur la table bowl like it is 16″
How long will this keep in the fridge with the dressing on it?
Hi Joanie! The homemade dressing will last up to 2 weeks refrigerated but the salad itself, once assembled and mixed is best within the first couple of days because of the tomatoes and other ingredients that start to get watery and mushy.
This salad is outstanding, it’s always a hit. I used feta cheese instead of the mozzarella.
Hi Sylvie! I’m glad you loved it!
OMG my mouth is already watering for this recipe it looks absolutely delicious 🙂 Would love to serve this to a fully gathered family dinner but one question what type of salami do you use ??
Hi Britt! We used pre-sliced Italian salami purchased from the deli. Any will work. I hope you love this recipe!
Thank you for this recipe. I doubled it, omitted the olives, rinsed and halved marinated fresh mozzarella balls that happened to be on sale, and used store bought Olive Garden dressing, since I had to make a large portion for a potluck at work. It was still a hit, and there was barley a small portion left to take home to mom.
That’s great, Brittany!
There’s no way I could slice, chop, dice, and half the ingredients, plus make the dressing in the amount of time it took to cook the rotini el dente and cool it. I need a sous chef. 😁
JUST IN TIME SUMMER IS NEAR,JUST THE RECIPIE I WAS LOOKING FOR,YOU NEED TO MAKE MORE EASY RECIPIES.ALWAYS LOOKING TO SAVE TIME IN THE KITCHEN THANK YOU
Hi Michael! So glad you found this recipe! Thank you for the suggestion. I hope you love this one!
Oh my! I wanted a cool dinner to serve on a hot summer day and this filled the bill perfectly. I’ll be making this again very soon. It’s delicious!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe, Patty! Thank you so much for sharing that with me.
Really fantastic. I made this with grilled Italian sausage on Memorial Day for my wife and me. We loved it and will be making it on a regular basis. Thanks for an easy side dish that’s so good.
It’s my pleasure, Eric. So happy to hear that you enjoyed it last Memorial Day!
We don’t care for black olives. Could I use green olives or what could I sub
Hi Christina! You can substitute with another olive if you prefer, or leave them out. I hope you enjoy the recipe! 🙂
This is a lovely salad! At first I thought it may need more vinegar for my taste, but my advice is to let it marinate for a couple hours minimum. This will be my go to pasta salad. I just love it! Thank you for sharing. Mmmm
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite, Lisa!
This is super good! I would make it again! I think I added too much garlic to the Italian dressing (maybe my cloves were too large), so I’ll plan to use a little less next time.
Thank you so much for sharing that with me, Tori! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful recipe especially with your Italian Dressing! Highly recommend this dressing. Super easy and flavorful! Thank you!
Thank you Cheryl! I’m so happy you enjoyed that!
Tried your recipe…only difference..used smoked chicken & some crispy bacon pieces…was a winner all round with family..thank you
That’s wonderful. I’m so glad they enjoyed it! 🙂
This pasta salad is delicious! Question: You only use 8 oz of rotini pasta which is 1/2 box of Barilla rotini. For about 10-12 people, as a side dish at BBQ, would that be enough OR if you add 16 oz pasta would I double the rest of the recipe (or not) do you think? Have you ever made more than 8 oz of the pasta for a larger group? Thank you!
Hi Kathy! This recipe makes enough for 8 servings. If you want to make enough for 10-12, I recommend changing the serving size in the recipe card and it will adjust the ingredient list for you. To do that, hover your cursor over the number of servings in red lettering and slide right or left to decrease/increase the servings. I hope that helps.
WoW, Thanks Natasha! I had no idea that such an option existed! Very helpful, thanks a lot!!!
You’re very welcome, Kathy! It’s a neat tool. 🙂
This is a wonderful recipe. My celiac son in law loves it. I substituted with GF pasta, and make sure the meat is GF. This is the only pasta salad I make now. Thank you.
Hi Marg! I’m so glad you love this recipe and so glad that your son-in-law can enjoy it too! Thank you for the feedback.
I love these salads, I also use mini pepperoni’s and season it with Salad Supreme by McCormick.
Sounds delicious!
This is absolutely delicious and perfect on a hot summer day!! Where did you get your salad bowl? I need one! 🙂
I’m so glad you loved it, Joan! Thank you for your lovely review! You can find our favorite kitchen tools in our Amazon Affiliate Shop HERE.
if it’s the Sur La Table one, it’s “currently out of stock”. I’ll find it somewhere. Thank you Natasha!
This pasta salad is delicious and easy to make. I love making it for picnics and family gatherings. It is also fun to play with the ingredients, and swap different things and try new combinations. Love the homemade dressing. I use it by itself on other salads.
So glad you enjoy this recipe. Thank you for the review.
I put a flat cool whip cover over the cherry tomatoes and then you can run a knife right through all of them at once
A 5 star review from us! Such a lovely summer pasta salad. Made a batch yesterday for our dinner and husband’s lunch and used remaining ingredients and remaining 8oz pasta to make a new batch! It refrigerated great without added dressing. I made a few changes and recipe still turned out amazing. Did not include kalamata olives or roasted peppers. I did add artichokes, shredded parmesan cheese, green peppers and mozzarella cheese sticks. We used the Ken’s Italian dressing. Love that this salad can utilize leftover veggies in the fridge.
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, Marta!
This is my go to pasta salad for all gatherings/parties or just weekend bbq! Make your dressing also! Can I put any fresh basil from garden or do you think it would over power the dressing? Thank you for amazing recipe! My family loves it and always requests it!
Hi Traci! So glad you and your family enjoy this recipe. I think that would be fine.
Salad looks very good. As soon as I use up my bottle of Italian Dressing, I’ll be making yours. By the way your hair is so cute pinned up like that.
Thank you for that wonderful compliment, Kathy!
Hi Natasha,
I was wondering are we allowed to use a different kind of cheese instead of mozzarella?
Thanks
Hi! Yes, that would be fine.
Going to make this today…but curious where you got the food containers you showed in the video. Thank you!
Sounds like a plan! Here’s the link to the containers, it’s in my Amazon Affiliate Store.
Made for our church luncheon and it was the first item gone. Delicious. You can add “anything” you like to make it your own. Will be a recipe added to My Favorites Box. Thank you!!
Sounds great! So good to hear that it was a huge hit, thank you for the review, Carla.
Yum! This sounds amazing. I’ve been searching for a recipe and this looks so good! Can’t wait to make.
Hi Monica! So glad you came across this recipe. I hope you love it!
Hi Natasha,
Would plain lowfat yogurt work for the dressing for the pasta salad? We have allergy issues with mayo.
Hi Angela, I haven’t tried those substitutions, so I can’t speak to that. Substitutions may hinder the recipe outcome. I always suggest making a recipe as written the first time around. If you happen to try the yogurt substitution, I’d love to know how it turns out!
I found this recipe last summer and my granddaughter likes it so much she started making it herself. It’s a really hearty salad and we especially love the homemade dressing! Thanks Natasha
You’re welcome, Kelley. Thank you for your good comments and feedback!
I made this pasta salad tonight with my daughter. We both tried it with no dairy and I added chicken to mine. It was delicious. Definitely will be my go to lunch salad.
Sounds perfect, Quinn. I hope you’ll both enjoy all the recipes that you will try here!
Just want you to know that you are my go to “chef” when I’m looking for a recipe. This Pasta Salad is another favorite. Enjoy your blogs.
Thank you so much, Susanne! I am so happy to hear that. I appreciate your support and am glad you enjoy my recipes!
I went to my daughters for dinner last night and she put Artichoke Hearts in her salad, she said it was good for me, it was good in the salad.
I’m sure it was delicious, I hope you enjoyed dinner!
Here is a tip on a very easy way to halve cherry tomatoes. Stack 2 plastic deli container lids on top of each other with the tomatoes on the bottom lid. Run your knife through the middle and …….DONE!!
Thank you so much for sharing that with me!
I make this salad really often. It’s perfect for week-nights! This has helped me so much. Thank you for submitting this recipe!
I love that this is in regular rotation for you! That’s so great!
The recipe indicates that it serves 8 – is that an entree size portion? 1 cup serving size? I need a side salad for 50 people, need to figure out the adjustments. Thank you!
Hi Sheryl, we didn’t measure it that way but it is about 1 cup per serving.
I’ve made it for lunch tomorrow. Can’t wait to taste it!
I hope you absolutely love it, Alice!
The pasta salad and dressing was a hit Natasha. It will be one of my go-to recipes.
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review!
Italian Pasta Salad recipe was a super compilation of pasta and vegetables!!!
Easy to create and delicious!
Thanks for your good feedback, Joseph!
Yummy! made per recipe with Italian dressing! love it
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
I will make this minus the pasta to make it keto friendly
I’m always looking for Keto/Luw Carb recipes as well. I use the rotini pasta from Great Low Carb Bread Co and it works great.
I made this salad for a church luncheon. It was the perfect dish and got rave reviews. There was nothing left even though I doubled the Thank you for such a great recipe.
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review!
My new favorite pasta salad. And that dressing is so good. Can’t wait to try your other salads.
I’m so glad you found a favorite on my blog, Nancy! That’s so great!
This was fantastic. Made it with fusilli pasta and skipped the kalamata olives (used the black olives only), but otherwise followed the recipe. It was a hit! Made a double recipe of the dressing which was more than I needed (probably used more than a single recipe would have allowed) and enjoyed the leftover dressing. Thank you!
You’re very welcome, Barb. I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed it!
This is so good and my entire family loves it. The mozzarella pearls are so much fun! It good left over too! I just made for my daughter after she had a baby. So good- love your recipes, Natasha!
I’m happy to know that you’re enjoying my recipes, Nancy! Thanks for your great comments and feedback.
Hi – I was wondering if you put the dressing on a day ahead? Thank you!
Hi Courtney, please see step #3: Add dressing just to the portion of salad you plan to eat. Enjoy right away or cover and let the salad marinate for 1-3 hours before serving.
I am planning to make this recipe for a 4th of July celebration out
Of town. Can I mix the salad together without the dressing and keep it in the refrigerator for a couple of days then add the dressing 2-3 hours before serving?
I Pat! That should work! The good news – The homemade dressing will last up to 2 weeks refrigerated!
Thank you so much, Natasha! I have tried several of your recipes and loved them all!! This looks amazing and I’m sure that it won’t disappoint!!
I hope you try it soon and love it, Pat!
I just made it for the 4th tonight. Thank you for sharing all the family friendly recipes. I’m loving them
You’re very welcome, Bev. I hope you’ll love all the recipes that you will try!
If pizza could be transformed into a salad, this would be the recipe for it! It is so, so tasty that I can hide a ton of chopped leafy greens in it and no one tastes them. I can’t wait to make it again.
You are so right, Taisa! I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe!
Tomato-slicing shortcut:
https://youtu.be/uzmTs8yBJsU
OMG this looks amazing! I make mine with pepperoni, ham,salami,cheddar cheese, pepper jack,mozzarella, black olives, banana peppers(sometimes peppercinis) obviously rotini noodles. Then I use Wishbone Italian dressing and a bunch of salad supreme. Everybody requests it for parties. I’m going to make this one though and I vet it’ll be a huge hit.
Sounds great, Leah. I’m glad it was a hit! I hope you’ll love every recipe that you will try.
I love your serving bowl! Where can I get one?
Hi Bridget, you can find our favorite kitchen tools in our Amazon Affiliate Shop HERE.
I’ll keep you posted! Your GREAT!
I hope you love this recipe, Donald!
I make a lot of your recipes! Sometimes I add a little of this and not so much of that. but all in all your recipes are GREAT!!! Thank YOU!!
You are very welcome, Donald! Feel free to personalize it and add some ingredients according to your preference. Most of my recipes, except for baking I think are versatile!
I make this recipe a lot! Everyone loves it! Thanks alot!!
I’m so glad you all enjoyed this recipe!!
This pasta salad is a crowd pleaser! A perfect summer side dish.
It sure is! I can’t wait to make it again! Thank you for this lovely comment.
I have made several of your salads they are amazing I’m making this one tonight
I hope you love this and other recipes that you will try, Jennifer!
how far ahead of time can you make this salad? and if i wanted to make it for a large group can i just double or triple the ingredients?
Hi Annamarie, we’ve always enjoyed it fresh, but the dressing will last up to a week in the fridge.
Love this recipe. I have found that soaking the chopped onions in dressing ahead softens the flavor of the onions and at the same time adds the extra flavor to the dressing. I usually do this the night before I make the salad. Great flavor and the kids don’t fuss about the raw onions.
Hi Kathleen, thank you for your good review and tips! That is helpful, I’ll try that next time.
I making this recipe and it calls for 1 cup of dressing for 8oz of pasta but the recipe for the dressing doesn’t come out to a cup ???
Hi Dorothy, that is correct. If you change the servings in the recipe, you can easily scale it up or down in the ingredient list. I hope that helps. Also, we often use store-bought salad dressing and it works great. We linked to homemade dressing as an option.
I made it tonight And followed it exactly . I didn’t have white wine vinegar, and had distilled white vinegar . Still delicious. I added marinated artichokes hearts . Thanks you ! Love all your recipes . I’m sharing half with my daughter .
I’m glad you loved this recipe, thanks for sharing that with us!
Yummy!! What scrapper do you use? Thank you.
Hi Lynn, We use the OXO Stainless Steel Good Grips Multi-Purpose Scraper. You can find it and our favorite kitchen tools in our Amazon Affiliate Shop HERE. The scraper is under the kitchen tools section.
Thank you! Love your recipes and your bubbly personality!
Aww, thank you for that wonderful compliment, Lynn! I’m so happy you’re enjoying our recipes. `
Can I use less pasta ?
Hi Anely, yes you can. This recipe is so versatile you can adjust it according to your preference.
Natasha,
You asked for a tip about how to cut a lot of cherry tomatoes at once. This lid method works great:
How to Cut Cherry Tomatoes (and Grapes, Cherries, & Olives)
Cherry tomatoes (or grapes, pitted cherries, or pitted olives) of uniform size
2 flat plastic container lids with rims
Serrated knife (blade must be at least as long as the plastic lid diameter)
Directions
On plastic lid with rim side up, place cherry tomatoes in a single layer. Place a second lid on top of the tomatoes with the rim side down. With one hand, hold & press firmly but gently on top of the lid to hold the tomatoes in place (not so hard that you squash them). With your other hand, cut the tomatoes horizontally through the gap between the two lids. Remove the top lid, and the tomatoes should all be cut in half.
Use the same procedure for cutting grapes, pitted olives, or pitted cherries.
Sandi
Hello Sandi, that is awesome, thank you so much for sharing this info with us!
This was amazing and pretty simple. I subbed the salami for some pre-cooked chicken, still turned out great. Dressing was perfect! As always, thank you for another great recipe!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that, Emily! Thank you for sharing that with me!
Hi Natasha,
After trying many great great recipes of yours, I am planning to make tomorrow the Italian Pasta Salad and I am curious to find out what Salami you are using?
Thank you so much for your incredible recipes, videos and explanations. You are wonderful! ❤
I hope you love this recipe, Ale. I usually prefer genoa salami.
Very good salad! I tried it before with a store bought Italian dressing and it was alright, a bit too sour. But today I made it with the homemade Italian dressing on site and it was amazing!
I’m glad you loved it, Olga. Thanks for your awesome feedback!
This pasta salad was such a hit. Everyone loved it. I substituted the red onion for green onions and left out the kalamata olives because my grandkids are picky. I was sure they would pick out something in this salad but I really wanted to make it and they loved it. What a hit. And I made the Italian dressing too and it was fabulous. Thank you, Natasha.
You’re welcome, Carol! I’m so happy you all enjoyed this!
I didn’t have the mozzarella balls and I don’t eat salami so I tried this recipe vegetarian, and it was really delicious! Will be a staple in my house now 💕 thanks a bunch Natasha, big fan of all your recipes!
I’m so glad this worked for you! Thank you for sharing that with us!
Hi Natasha do you have a link for your salad bowl?
Thanks, love your recipes!
We have it linked in our Amazon shop.
I couldn’t find the bowl on the Amazon link you provided😕
Hi Kim, it’s this bowl here.
Hello, can you tell me what food scraper you use or provide a link?
Thank you.
Hi Rosa, we have it linked in our Amazon Shop HERE.
Hi, Natasha…love your recipes and love watching you demonstrate them. However, I noticed a couple of errors on the recipe for the Italian Pasta Salad and Italian Dressing.
1. Salad: you have an asterisk attached to the roasted red peppers but there is no reference below explaining why you called it to our attention.
2. Dressing: Sea Salt…you show 3/4 fine sea salt. Is it the measurement a teaspoon?
Please advise. Thank you!
Hi Helene, thank you so much for pointing that out. It is 3/4 tsp salt and I meant to hyperlink instructions on how to roast peppers if you wanted a homemade version. I have updated the recipes and thank you again.
Natasha, Honestly, this is the BEST Italian Pasta Salad I have ever made! It’s scrumptious! Everyone loves it. In fact, ever recipe of yours that I have tried is wonderful and your homemade salad dressings are to die for! Thank you so much. You are a dear!
You’re welcome Genny! I’m so glad your family is enjoying this recipe!
Fantastic! I am so glad you loved this salad. It’s one of our favorites too and I’m so glad you loved it, Genny.
You asked for a tip about cutting cherry tomatoes … I saw Gordon Ramsey lightly press a small plate over top of the tomatoes (could use anything flat) to hold them still, and then slice through them all at the same time with a sharp knife. Brilliant!!
Also, I think pepperoncinis would make a fabulous addition to this amazing salad 😋
That’s a fab idea, thanks for sharing that with us!
Hi Natasha. I love all your recipes especially the salads
Awww that’s the best! Thank you so much for sharing that with me! I’m all smiles
Where did you get your food scraper
Hi Terri we use this food scraper here.
this salad is Amazing.
Thank you, Carmen!
OMG Natasha this is the best Italian pasta salad ever. It’s simply delicious
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite!
Hi Natasha,
I added sun-dried tomatoes, too. Very good. Added a different texture.
Yum! That sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing that Brenda!
This is our new favourite salad recipe. The dressing is what makes it shine. I have tried multiple variations of this recipe – varied the vegetables and tweaked the dressing as well..each time it smelled and tasted amazing. The recipe is so forgiving. Natasha, thank you so much for sharing this! It is a super hit like your other recipes.
That’s just awesome Leya! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe!
On a hot day it made a great dinner with garlic bread. love it
Yes, that sounds perfect!
We love this salad! The dressing is a perfect balance of sweet and savory. We serve it on a bed of baby arugula and that takes it to another level.
Great idea! Thank you for sharing that wonderful review with us!
This salad is delicious! Love all the veggies and the salami & cheese make it extra yummy.Then you add the Italian dressing…….so good!!!!
Your videos are so much fun to watch
I’m so glad you’re enjoying our recipes and our videos! Thank you for that lovely review, Debbie!
to cut the tomatoes, place between to small plates and cut all the tomatoes together !!
Great idea! Thank you for sharing that with me!
This pasta salad is super delicious!!!!!
Thank you for your wonderful feedback!
Our family enjoyed this salad. My daughter helped me to make the salad. We added mini bell peppers, artichoke hearts, and homegrown cherry tomatoes. Thank you for this recipe.
Sounds great and fun! So great to hear that you and your family enjoyed this salad.
Where can I get that steel scoop you use to pick up the chopped things.
Hi Gloria! You can find our favorite tools in our Blog Shop or our Amazon Shop Here. I hope that helps
How about artichokes or pepperoncini’s.
I think that’s a good idea. Please let us know how it goes if you try it!
Natasha, I would love to purchase some of the prep tools that you use, such as the scrapper and the garlic press but I can’t find them on your blog. I know you said their In the notes but I don’t see the notes. Please help, Thanks.
Hi Barbara, have you tried our blog shop here?
When I slice cherry tomatoes I place them between 2 deli lids and run my knife between lids.slicing all tomatoes at once. Super easy
Thank you for sharing that with me!
So disappointed! This salad looks sooo delicious but there are too many competing flavors. Actually felt ill after eating. Perhaps leaving out or reducing the amounts of roasted red peppers, kalamata olives, and parsley would have helped.
You could leave out the roasted peppers – it sounds like maybe they don’t agree with you? You can definitely change up the salad with your favorite add-ins.
Ohmygoodness, Natasha!! So simple, but SO good!!! I can’t stop eating it!!! 🙂
Sounds like you found your favorite salad recipe! I am so glad you loved it.
What type of serving dish did you use? I have been looking everywhere for one just like it. Love your recipes, by the way!
Hi Melissa, Here is the wide bowl we use. We purchased it at Sur La Table
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If the dressing was added to the entire salad and it didn’t all get eaten on the first day, would the salad still be ok the next day or would it be too soggy?
It would have been okay if the dressing was not added but if it’s already there it will be soggy the next day. Let us know how it goes.
Hi Natashas
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Hi Natasha, I love your recipes!!! I going to make this salad and I wanted to know which kind of salami did you used.
Thank you Daisy! We usually use what we have on hand. We purchased our salami pack at Costco.
Hi Natasha, thank you for responding. I was wondering which salami to use, hard salami or genoa salami. Please advise, which one is best for this recipe.
Hi Daisy, I usually prefer genoa salami.
Wow! My wife does not like olives, so I had to put them in separately.
I do not recommend omitting the olives at all! It brings this delicious dish to the next level of awesome!
This is a family, party, and overall crowd pleasing dish!
“Good to the last drop!” Again, wow!
Thanks for sharing that with us and for your suggestion, Joseph. Appreciate it!
Absolutely amazing! Dressing is outstanding and we loved every morsel of the salad…can’t wait to eat it again for lunch tomorrow 🙂 I often find I make subtle changes to recipes…but this one is perfect for me just as written. Thank you!
Hi Renee, thank you for sharing your experience with us. I’m so happy that you enjoyed it!
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Natasha, I was wondering what kind of salami you used for this salad, there are so many different ones.
Hi Louise, we usually use what we have on hand. We purchased our salami pack at Costco.
Perfect summer salad for get togethers! So yummy and easy to make!
Thank you for your excellent feedback!
Hi Again Natasha,
As I mentioned in the cheesecake section this salad was just A M azinng…..we all just loved it along with that yum yum salad dressing.
Hi Blasilla, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing that awesome review with me!
Yes when you are cutting you should never put your hand on top of a knife. The top of the knife is just as sharp as the bottom. I use a pairing knife too cut cherry tomatoes.
Thank you for those tips Patrick
I have never heard of the top of a knife being sharp
I’m assuming he is referring to a double-sided pairing knife. Mine is not sharp either.
Made it . Wunderbar !
I’m so glad you enjoyed that Barry!
Our family tried this salad tonight. It was definitely a hit.
So lovely to hear that, Teresa. Thank you for sharing!
Natasha!! I love love your recipes! Making pasta salad tomorrow just finished roasting my peppers in the oven. I love this salad bowl you made your pasta salad in…can you link me up so I can get one too? I love that it’s wide and low!
Hi Michelle, I’m so glad to hear that. Here is the wide bowl we use. We purchased it at Sur La Table
Link to food scraper, pretty please.
Hi Bernice, we use this food scraper here.
Do you have a cookbook?
Hi Erika, we do not at this time but stay tuned!
Your recipes are wonderful! I am back in the kitchen! You wanted to know if anyone had a trick to cutting cherry tomatoes. I take two extra large plastic lids (the kind you get at the gas station for a really big drink). Put one lid inside up on the counter. Set the tomatoes on the inside of the lid. Put the other lid right side up over the tomatoes. Hold the top lid firm. Take a serrated knife and cut thru the middle of the tomatoes cutting all the tomatoes at once.
Thank you so much for sharing that with me Susan!
Nice tip Susan! Thanks for sharing that with us and giving great feedback!
We do that but with saucers. The weight helps hold the tomatoes and doesn’t slide on the cabinet.
I make pasta salad often using commercial or a homemade dressing, but your Italian dressing is really the best I’ve tried. That little bit of mayo emulsifies everything beautifully and I’ve used the dressing on tossed salads too. A wonderful, knock-it-out-of-park recipe for Italian dressing! Great stuff!
I am so happy with your great feedback, thank you for your nice comments!
Hello Natasha,
I want to make this salad tonight but only have chicken at hand 🙁 do you think I can swap it for the salami?
Thanks!
Hi Andrea, I haven’t tried that yet to advise of the outcome but I imagine that should work since we have to improvise during these times. Please share with us how you liked it!
I can’t find the kitchen tool you said would be in a link? It’s the one you scoop everything on thanks for your help!
Hello Debbie, are you referring to the food scraper (Affiliate link)?
Best salad dressing I ever made!!! Perfect balance of flavors! I love your recipes, there’s always a secret ingredient that makes it great like the mayo and sugar in this recipe and the bacon in your stew! Thank you for your recipes and I hope you and your family are staying safe! I’m so bummed I can’t go to the store now and get sour cream to make beef stroganoff!!
Hello Sandra, your comment and great review really make me happy. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. Stay safe and healthy too!
All I can say is your the best!
You provide everything needed for following simple instructions on how to make the most tasty meals.
Only one thing I ask…
PLEASE, don’t change your style?!
Thank you for making me seem like a real cook. Hahaha!
Thank you for your kind words, Joseph. I appreciate it!
Amazing recipe, very informative post.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for your great review. I appreciate it!
Hello! It looks great! Could you put the quantities in grams also, please?
Thank you!
Hello Bianca. When you click on “Jump to recipe” click on “Metrics” and it will show you the ingredients in grams. Hope that helps!
Hi Natasha, it shows it on other recipes, but on this particular one the feature is not available
Thank you for noticing Biana, We are currently working on adding metric measurements to all of our recipes but it is taking some time as we have to add them one at a time. Thank you so much for being patient! In the meantime, check out our post on measuring which should help.
Thank you!😁
I have made many dishes by following your blogs. I was looking for some delicious salads. It looks awesome.
From now I will add this at least in a week.
Cheers!!
Sounds like you have a new family favorite! That’s so great!
love watching her video’s, what a hot looking woman, very informative recipe’s, my guest think I’m a master chief
Happy to hear you’re liking our recipes, Kyle!
I also add artichoke hearts.
That’s a great idea! Thank you for sharing that with me!
you mentioned a link for the black lunch containers you suggested putting the salad into it. i cannot find the link
Hi Daniele, we have it linked to the Youtube video description. Here’s a copy of that link for you.
My family LOVED this. I made it while cooped up this weekend on house arrest. It was delicious. We didn’t have any parsley and I had to use shredded mozz cheese but it was delicious!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed that Andi! That’s so great!
Us, too! We are on government groundation (lol) and had everything to make this except fresh parsley – and it was amazing!
Thank you so much for sharing that with me. I’m happy you enjoyed that, Irene.
i Fail to mention how bubbly and you always smiling.you so happy,I like when you fling things it’s so natural.keep showing does great recipes.
Thank you for noticing that, Gladys. It naturally just comes out when I am cooking!
lay your tomatoes on the cutting board put a plate on top of them to hold them all together (bottom of plate on the top of the tomatoes) and take a long knife and come from the side while holding down on the plates and cut through all the tomatoes with one swipe. It works like a champ
Awesome! Thanks for the suggestion.
If the dressing is made ahead, how long would it last in the fridge? I have made this salad for many family reunions and also for myself; but have always used store bought dressing.
Hi Cheryl, you can definitely use your favorite store-bought dressing. I have in a pinch or when I just don’t have time to make the dressing. I always have a bottle of storebought on hand. The homemade dressing will last up to 2 weeks refrigerated.
You asked if someone knew of an easy way to slice cherry tomatoes. I saw this on one of those FB videos and admit that I haven’t tried it. Take a dinner plate and set it upside down on the counter. Place the cherry tomatoes in a single layer on top inside the plate bottom rim. Place another plate gently right side up on top of the tomatoes. Then slice through all the tomatoes at once. Not sure whether it works or not, but may be worth a try. Enjoy your videos and recipes a lot. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for sharing that with me Linda! That is a great idea! I’ll have to try it!
Hi
You mentioned in Your video, if anyone had a tip to cut cherry tomatoes easier to let u know. I use 2 plastic round lids put tomatoes in between and slice right inbetween the two tops. It keeps them from rolling around and you can do many at the same time ! Thank you for sharing this recipe
Thank you so much for sharing that with me, Joanne! I’ll have to give that a try!
I made the Italian salad dressing and it is awesome! The best ever had! And I’ve tried a lot! I love your recipes! Thank You!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
The saucer suggestion works very well, have used it for years.
Thank you so much for sharing that with me.
Hi! I didn’t see the link to the food scraper in the notes. Would you please tell me where I can find it?
Thanks!
Here’s the amazon link to it. I hope that helps!
To slice cherry tomatoes. Use two saucers. Put the tomatoes in one saucer. Place the second saucer on top of the tomatoes. Use your serrated knife between the two saucers in a sawing motion. I saw this on another cooking show but I have not Tri it. If you do let me know how it works.
Bob
Thanks for the suggestion, Robert. I should give that a try!
That looks so yummy! Can’t wait to try this. Love your videos!
I hope you love this recipe, Linda! Thank you for that awesome review.
My family would love this! Can’t wait to try it.
I hope you love this recipe! We look forward to your feedback!
Pasta salad is my favorite, and this looks INCREDIBLE. I can’t wait to try it!
That’s just awesome!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, Katie!
This salad looks soooo good! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
You’re welcome, Allyson! I’m so glad you enjoyed that!