This easy spaghetti pasta salad is made with fresh garden veggies and homemade dressing. It is perfect for potlucks, family reunions, pool parties and neighborhood shindigs.
Course Salad, side
Cuisine Italian
Keyword cold spaghetti salad, Italian dressing, Italian spaghetti salad, pasta salad, spaghetti pasta salad, spaghetti salad, summer pasta salad
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Calories 416kcal
Author Beth Pierce
Ingredients
Italian Dressing
3tablespoonsred wine vinegar
2clovesgarlic crushed
1 1/2teaspoonssugar
1/2teaspoondried oregano
1/2teaspoondried basil
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/4teaspoonfresh cracked black pepper
1/3cupolive oil
Spaghetti Salad
12ouncesspaghetti noodlesbroken in half
2teaspoonsolive oil
1cupchopped English cucumber
1cupgrape tomatoes or cherry tomatoes sliced in half
1/2green bell pepper chopped
1/2red bell pepper or yellow bell pepper chopped
1/4cupsliced black olives
1/4cupthinly sliced red onion
1/4cupsliced pepperoncini
1/3cupchopped hard salami
2tablespoonsgrated Fresh Parmesan
Instructions
In small bowl whisk together red wine vinegar, garlic, sugar, oregano, basil, salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in olive oil.
Cook spaghetti al dente according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
In a large bowl toss the cooked spaghetti with the cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, black olives, onions, pepperoncini, hard salami, and Parmesan Cheese. Pour the Italian dressing over the top and toss to coat.
Notes
Cook the spaghetti al dente and drain well.
The Italian Salad Dressing can be made up to 5 days in advance. Store covered in the fridge. However remove from the refrigerator about 45 minutes prior to making the spaghetti pasta salad.
Chop your vegetables fairly fine so they complement the spaghetti.
You can use any colored bell peppers. They all lend different flavors and sweetness but they all work in this pasta salad.
If you don't like an ingredient substitute something else or omit it. For instance if you don't like black olives try capers. If you don't like red onion try scallions. If you don't like salami try mini pepperoni. As I always say don't throw the baby out with the bath water.
For a vegetarian version of this Spaghetti Salad, simply omit the hard salami.