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Easy Italian Chopped Pasta Salad Recipe

This Easy Italian Chopped Pasta Salad has all the delicious flavours of a classic Italian sub! It's a perfect summer (or any time) side dish!
Course Pasta Salad, Salad
Keyword grinder pasta salad, Italian chopped salad, Italian grinder salad, Italian pasta salad
Prep Time 25 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 10
Author Jo-Anna Rooney

Ingredients

Italian Chopped Pasta Salad:

  • 2 cups dried pasta (I used fusilli)
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped salami (I used Genoa salami)
  • 1/2 cup chopped pepperoni
  • 1 cup small cubed mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup chopped pickled pepperoncini peppers
  • 1 can black olives (drained)
  • 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup chopped red onion
  • 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce
  • 1/2 cup chopped radicchio

Italian Chopped Pasta Salad Dressing

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped pickled pepperoncini peppers (or pickled banana peppers)
  • 2 tsp pepperoncini pepper pickle brine (from the pickle jar) (or lemon juice)
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

  • First boil 2 cups dried pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water, and cook pasta until al dente (follow package directions). Drain well, then put the cooked pasta into a large serving bowl. Then toss the noodles with about 2 tsp olive oil.
  • Add the salad ingredients to the pasta:
    1/2 cup chopped salami, 1/2 cup chopped pepperoni, 1 cup small cubed mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup chopped pickled pepperoncini peppers, 1 can black olives, 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper, 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes, 1/4 cup chopped red onion, 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce, 1/2 cup chopped radicchio
  • Next make the dressing. I put all of the dressing ingredients into a wide mouth mason jar and use a hand blender to mix:
    1 cup mayonnaise, 1 tbsp finely chopped pickled pepperoncini peppers, 2 tsp pepperoncini pepper pickle brine (from the pickle jar), 2 tsp Dijon mustard, 2 tbsp red wine vinegar, 2 tsp Italian seasoning, 1 tbsp granulated sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • Pour the dressing over the salad and mix well.
  • Cover and let rest at least 1 hour before serving.