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A bowl of pasta salad featuring bowtie pasta, cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, cubes of mozzarella cheese, and slices of salami, garnished with chopped herbs and placed on a wooden surface.
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The Best Pasta Salad Recipe

Prep Time20 minutes
WORK TIME20 minutes
Cuisine: World
Servings: 5 yields

Ingredients

For the salad:

  • 300 g Pasta cooked
  • 5-6 Baby cucumbers *or 2 regular cucumbers
  • 1 Bell pepper
  • 150-200 g Cherry tomatoes
  • 1 Red onion
  • 200 G Mozzarella
  • 2 oz 60g Salami, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Parsley chopped

For the dressing:

  • 2 tablespoons Vinegar
  • ¼ cup 60ml Olive oil
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Oregano
  • 1 clove Garlic grated (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard

Instructions

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Cook the pasta: Fill a large pot with water, add 1 tablespoon of salt and bring to a boil. When boiling, add the pasta and cook according to package instructions.
    2. Drain, add 1 tablespoons of oil and toss to combine. Set aside.
    3. Add the pasta to a large bowl. Chop the veggies and add to the bowl. Cut the cheese into cubes and add to the bowl. chop the salami into and add to the bowl.
    4. Make the dressing: in a small bowl whisk all dressing ingredients.
    5. Pour over the salad and mix well.
    6. Serve and enjoy!

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