{"id":37394,"date":"2018-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origin-www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/salami-pasta-salad\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T09:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T14:50:00","slug":"salami-pasta-salad","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/salami-pasta-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Pasta Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m always excited about summer until the first heat wave hits. Then, I’ll do anything to avoid heating up the house! One of my hacks is making a big batch of cold pasta salad<\/a> for the week. Italian pasta salad is always a crowd-pleaser at potlucks, and it’s so colorful and delicious that I can eat it every day for lunch. It’s packed with all the good stuff\u2014I’m talking big chunks of creamy cheese, crunchy bell peppers, juicy tomatoes, briny olives and bold cured meats\u2014everything I need for a light yet filling meal.<\/p>\n

The trick for this Italian pasta salad recipe is to make the dressing from scratch. Honestly, making homemade Italian dressing<\/a> doesn’t take much longer than using store-bought dressing, and the flavors are so much brighter. It’s perfectly zesty and tangy, and the oregano gives it a slightly herbaceous finish. If you want, you can even make the dressing ahead of time and store it in a jar in the fridge for up to a week.<\/p>\n

Italian Pasta Salad Ingredients<\/h2>\n