Marinated Antipasto Pasta Salad I Made It Ii

Marinated Antipasto Pasta Salad

Cosmicmother 5 years ago
Made for the May 2018 "Salad" Recipe Challenge

Marinated Antipasto Pasta Salad by Pleclare

This is delicious! My DH really loved it and has been eating most of it this past week!
There is a ton of dressing for only 4 oz of pasta, so I used a whole pound of rotini. The salad is meant to be served with lettuce, but I just used more pasta instead. I also cut down on the oil by a 1/4 cup. I found that a 2/3 cup of white wine vinegar with 3/4 cup of olive oil was perfect for us.
I love the pepperoncini in this and ended up adding more of everything since I used so much pasta. I used capers instead of olives as my DH has an aversion to black olives. Next time I'll add more vegetables, some bell peppers and broccoli would be nice. Or maybe some more marinated veg like roasted peppers or artichoke hearts.
A great salad that can be adapted to suit your tastes!
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LindaLMT 5 years ago said:

MMMM. Lovely photo! Looks like a great summer-time side salad.

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chuckieb 5 years ago said:

I have never ever had salami in a salad before! :) But I would like to! :) This looks really neat Shona and I've not seen this recipe of Pat's before. I have also never bought pepperoncini before either I don't think. Bookmarked to try. Broccoli won't be happening. :)

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mommyluvs2cook 5 years ago said:

Your sub of the capers for the olives is perfect in this I bet! I would also think feta would work really well, the block form of it, cubed. I finally just bought a couple of basil plants and got them into the ground, I am so tired of paying $4 for a tiny little amount. Lol at broccoli won't be happening Janet :P Nice picture Shona!!

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Cosmicmother 5 years ago said:

Thanks Linda :)

Lol at the broccoli Janet! ;) If you buy jarred pepperoncini, the Greek Mezzetti brand is my favorite--it's really good on sandwiches and in chicken wraps too. They are not spicy, more of a briny-pickle flavour. :)

Thanks Michelle, I was thinking same as you with the feta!! We use to make a similar pasta salad at the Café, with tri-colour rotini and feta (also thinly shaved zucchini and red pepper). The feta would go great with the pepperoncini and capers---and perhaps add some dried Italian or Greek herbs to the dressing! :)

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