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

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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