Grinder Pasta Salad

Grinder Pasta Salad is made with tender pasta, a variety of vegetables, melt in your mouth fresh mozzarella balls, pepperoni, salami, and is covered in a homemade dressing.

Course Sides

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword italian pasta, pasta salad

Prep Time 15

Chill Time 2

Servings

Calories 430kcal

Author Wendie

Ingredients

For The Dressing

1 ¼ cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup Italian dressing
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
2 garlic cloves grated or finely minced
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

For The Salad

1 pound rotini pasta
1 cup cucumbers diced
1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes cut in half
½ cup pepperoncinis
1 cup salami cut into slices
1 cup pepperoni cut into slices
½ cup pickles red onions or red onions cut into thin slices
1 cup mozzarella pearls
1 cup crisp lettuce romaine or iceberg

Instructions

In a small bowl add the dressing ingredients mix until combined and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Cook the pasta according to the pkg directions until al dente, drain and rinse in a colander
Place the pasta into a large bowl, add the cucumbers, tomatoes, pepperchinis, salami, Pepperoni, pickled red onions, mozzarella cheese.
Toss everything together with the dressing and add salt and pepper to taste, chill until ready to serve.
Right before serving add in the chopped lettuce and serve!

Notes

This can be made several hours ahead of time or even the night before. I recommend saving ½ of the dressing to add right before serving with the chopped lettuce.

You can use regular mozzarella cheese cut into small cubes.

I highly recommend the use of pickled onions but sliced red onions can also be used.

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