Name: Pasta Salad with Homemade Dressing
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Uncooked tri-color rotini pasta - 1 (8 ounce) package; Pepperoni sausage, diced - 6 ounces; Provolone cheese, cubed - 6 ounces; Red onion, very thinly sliced and cut into 1-inch pieces - 1 medium; Cucumber, thinly sliced - 1 small; Chopped green bell pepper - ¾ cup; Chopped red bell pepper - ¾ cup; Pitted black olives, drained - 1 (6 ounce) can; Minced fresh parsley - ¼ cup; Grated Parmesan cheese - ¼ cup; Olive oil - ½ cup; Red wine vinegar - ¼ cup; Garlic, minced - 2 cloves; Dried basil - 1 teaspoon; Dried oregano - 1 teaspoon; Ground mustard seed - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ⅛ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Pasta Salad with Homemade Dressing

1. Uncooked tri-color rotini pasta 1 (8 ounce) package

2. Pepperoni sausage, diced 6 ounces

3. Provolone cheese, cubed 6 ounces

4. Red onion, very thinly sliced and cut into 1-inch pieces 1 medium

5. Cucumber, thinly sliced 1 small

6. Chopped green bell pepper ¾ cup

7. Chopped red bell pepper ¾ cup

8. Pitted black olives, drained 1 (6 ounce) can

9. Minced fresh parsley ¼ cup

10. Grated Parmesan cheese ¼ cup

11. Olive oil ½ cup

12. Red wine vinegar ¼ cup

13. Garlic, minced 2 cloves

14. Dried basil 1 teaspoon

15. Dried oregano 1 teaspoon

16. Ground mustard seed ½ teaspoon

17. Salt ¼ teaspoon

18. Ground black pepper ⅛ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Pasta Salad with Homemade Dressing

1 . Stage

Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2 . Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add rotini and cook until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain again.

3 . Stage

Transfer drained, cooked pasta to a large bowl. Add pepperoni, provolone cheese, red onion, cucumber, bell peppers, olives, parsley, and Parmesan cheese. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4 . Stage

Mix olive oil, vinegar, garlic, basil, oregano, ground mustard, salt, and pepper for dressing in a jar with a lid. Seal the jar, and shake until well combined. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5 . Stage

Pour dressing over the pasta salad; toss until well coated. Serve immediately, or cover and chill in the refrigerator for up to 8 hours before serving. DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS