Our Favorite Pasta Salad

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Salad

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound tri-color rotini pasta
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 zucchini, unpeeled and julienned
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • 1 yellow tomato, chopped
  • 1/2 peach, chopped*
  • ⅓ cup black olives, chopped
  • 1/4 cup green olives, chopped
  • 1/4 cup salami, chopped or cubed
  • 1 to 2 cups fresh arugula
  • ⅓ cup Italian dressing + more if needed

Directions

  1. Cook pasta according to package instructions and cook to al dente. Drain, lightly rinse and allow to cool.
  2. Using a large mixing bowl, pour in the pasta. Drizzle with the olive oil and gently mix together. Next, add in all of the ingredients from the zucchini to the arugula. Gently toss together. Drizzle on your favorite Italian salad dressing and mix again. Enjoy!
  3. If packing this for a lunch, pack the dressing separately and drizzle on right before eating.

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