The BEST Pasta Salad

The BEST Pasta Salad

The BEST Pasta Salad is a family recipe for pasta salad that’s easily made into gluten-free pasta salad. It’s the only party, holiday, and cookout side dish recipe you’ll need!

Time for another Way Back Wednesday post! Not the kind where I talk about my passion for stirrup pants until the 8th grade, nor my sophomore year photography project of a 6″ angel garden statue with a Sarah McLachlan song written in pink jelly ink pen around it (GOD) – nope, we’re talking about unearthing my favorite recipes from the IGE archives to bring them some love here in the present!

Back in 2010 I shared the recipe for my Grandpa’s Pasta Salad as part of a Super Bowl post on what I was taking to a friend’s viewing party. It’s been buried for way too long, and really is perfect for picnic and potluck season, so I’m re-sharing it today with the name it really deserves, The BEST Pasta Salad.

Ingredients

• 1lb gluten-free short cut pasta
• 3 Roma tomatoes, seeded then chopped
• 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded then chopped
• 6oz gluten-free pepperoni, chopped
• 2.25oz can sliced olives, drained
• 1 recipe Salad Supreme Seasoning, recipe link below (or 1/2 - 3/4 bottle McCormick Salad Supreme Seasoning if dish does not need to be GF.)
• 1 recipe Italian Vinaigrette, recipe link below (or 1 large bottle Kraft Zesty Italian if dish does not need to be GF.)

Directions

1. Cook pasta in salted boiling water until al dente. Drain then rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process and cool pasta down.
2. Add pasta, tomatoes, cucumber, pepperoni, black olives, Salad Supreme Seasoning, and 3/4 of the Italian Salad Dressing to a large bowl then toss to combine. Refrigerate until completely chilled then add remaining salad dressing just before serving if necessary.

Original Recipes Visit The BEST Pasta Salad @ iowagirleats.com