The Best Pasta Salad Recipe with Homemade Dressing
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This pasta salad recipe is bursting with flavor thanks to homemade dressing and roasted tomatoes. It is a delicious, make-ahead BBQ side dish full of fresh veggies, pepperoni and fresh mozzarella cheese.
Ingredients
Instructions
Make the Dressing
In a small bowl or Pyrex measuring cup, mix together the dressing ingredients. Set aside.
Roast the Tomatoes
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
Slice the baby tomatoes in half.
Toss with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Spread onto a large baking sheet and bake for 60-90 minutes.
Once tomatoes are shriveled and roasted to your liking, remove from oven and let cool.
Cook the Pasta
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package directions.
When finished, drain in a colander. Do not rinse.
Assemble the Pasta Salad
In a large bowl, mix the pasta, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, cucumber, bell pepper, , olives, and Parmesan cheese.
Add the dressing and stir to combine.
Stir in the roosted tomatoes.
Chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours (or overnight) before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 0.33 cup
- Calories
- 177 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content
- 16.3 g
- Protein Content
- 3.5 g
- Fat Content
- 11 g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 2.1 g
- Cholesterol Content
- 5.7 mg
- Sodium Content
- 175 mg
- Fiber Content
- 1.5 g
- Sugar Content
- 2.8 g
- Unsaturated Fat Content
- 6.6 g
