Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad is delicious and easy with creamy Italian dressing, cheese, salami, olives, tomatoes, bell peppers and pasta that’s the perfect addition to your summer menus!
Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad is a mix of two of my favorite sides, your favorite Antipasto Salad (including my version of Olive Garden’s creamy salad dressing!) and Pasta Salad.
Italian takeout is our second favorite go-to when we don’t want to cook (our first is Chinese food which is why you guys find SO MANY Chinese food copy cat recipes on this site). One of our favorite places in Los Angeles to order from has an Antipasto Salad we order in multiples because everyone fights over it instead of the pastas and garlic bread.
Looking for more summery side dishes?
- Hawaiian Macaroni Salad
- Broccoli Raisin Salad
- Easy Greek Pasta Salad
- Mexican Avocado BLT Pasta Salad
- 10 Minute Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
Pasta salad with antipasto ingredients, creamy dressing, and cheese.
Yes, you’re serving this as a cold Antipasto Pasta Salad, it doesn’t work as well warm since it’s a mix of salad flavors and pasta. Its totally easy to make and it is perfect for a crowd!
If you wanted you could even make this into an Antipasto Salad Platter:
- Mix the pasta with the dressing and add it to a long rectangular platter.
- Add the additional ingredients in little groups around the edges of the platter.
- Drizzle extra dressing over the rest of the ingredients.
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Tools Used in the making of this Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad:
Tricolor Rotini: This isn’t necessary but adds a fun addition of flavor and color, you can of course use plain rotini or my favorite corkscrew pasta, Cellentani.
AllSpice Spice Rack: I use this spice rack and fill up the bottles with freshly purchased spices. It’s basically one of the most beautiful things in my kitchen and when you’re working with a large quantity of spices, not having to hunt and peck through your cupboards makes everything go at warp speed.
White Wine Vinegar: Anytime I use white vinegar or white wine vinegar in a recipe I get questions about this so I wanted to point out that there is a significant difference between the two vinegars. White wine vinegar is MUCH milder and sweeter than plain white vinegar. If you swap them thinking there isn’t much of a difference you’ll absolutely have a different flavor than expected.


Ingredients
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon marjoram
- 1 pound tricolor rotini pasta
- 1/2 pound salami thickly sliced
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese diced
- 2 vine tomatoes diced
- 8 ounces pitted black olives medium
- 1 green bell pepper sliced thinly
- 4 ounces artichokes sliced in ½ inch pieces
Instructions
- Mix the olive oil, white wine vinegar, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Parmesan cheese, garlic salt, dried basil, dried oregano and dried marjoram in a small bowl and whisk until well combined.
- In a large bowl add the pasta, salami, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, black olives, green bell pepper and artichokes.
- Add the dressing and toss gently.
Very tasty! Really like this recipe it’s a keeper.
I am reminded each time I make this salad with your recipe that it is so great – every time!
My husband will eat this without *knowing* it’s called salad. It lasts great in the refrigerator and we eat it for meals and snacks, maybe even late at night when we shouldn’t be “looking for something”.
Thank you for this and all of your recipes. This is my first stop when looking for something different for our rotation.
I am reminded each time I make this salad with your recipe that it is so great – every time!
My husband will eat this without *knowing* it’s a salad. It lasts great in the refrigerator and we eat it for meals and snacks, maybe even late at night when we shouldn’t be “looking for something”.
Thank you for this and all of your recipes. This is my first stop when looking for something different for our rotation.
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Delicious and a perfect got summer day salad!!! Loved it!!!
Thanks for dropping by to let me know! I’m so glad you guys enjoyed it!
I have to say, even though I agree with the comment that this is not a true antipasto… I’m going to give it a whirl… I’m from Texas and am not up on the latest pasta dish but just from reading the ingredients.. I can tell it’s a winner!!
This is a decent PASTA Salad but it is NOT ANTIPASTO Which means No Pasta I make Antipasto Salad every couple of weeks, generally it is cubes of Mozzarella (or use Pearls like I do, Salami (I prefer dry to hard) Artichoke Hearts, Red Peppers thinly sliced, small florets of Cauliflower and Broccoli, thinly sliced Carrot and Celery, sliced Black Olives (I like mine whole) Marinated in A REALLY GOOD Italian Garlic Dressing, I add some chopped fresh basil and Italian Parsley when I serve it. Great on it’s own as a take along for work or school. When we eat it with a meal at home I often put it over greens of some type or I stuff a Tomatoe. Don’t put in to much dressing just shake it up a couple of times or stir it takes 24 hrs to marinate
You should get your info straight, before making such a ‘stunad’ (look up the Italian def.) statement. The definition of “Antipasto” is ‘a dish to have before a meal’. It doesn’t (necessarily) mean that the dish is “ANTI (against) Pasta”. This recipe is for an “Antipasto SALAD”, so you have to add something to the Antipasto ingredients in order to MAKE IT A SALAD, like pasta or rice, kapish?
I just made it and it taste sour? Maybe yo much vinegar or lemon juice can I do anything to calm that down?
So sorry this got snagged in my spam filter. I would suggest a teaspoon of sugar usually.
One of my favorite side dishes for summer! Love it!
Thanks Jessica!
Oh my gosh, I want this so bad. Antipasto is one of my faves!
Enjoy!!
Italian is our second favorite too (Mexican is our first). But this pasta salad could help change my mind!
It just might!
I know what I will be having for lunches this week!
Oh, this looks absolutely incredible! What a pasta salad!
Thanks Erin!
Hi Sabrina,
Your ITALIAN ANTIPASTO PASTA SALAD looks awesome. I’m planning on making it for our in-laws. What do you serve with it?
Thanks & keep up the good work!
Sharon
I love it with grilled meats (chicken preferred) which I top with either a creamy marinara (cold! – I know thats weird but with the cold pasta salad, if you have a good creamy marinara on top it will be delicious) and some shaved parmesan. I just ate and now I am hungry again thinking about it!
This is perfect for me to make for the next BBQ I attend!
Definitely!
I’m dreaming of eating this salad and my mouth is watering. It’s packed full of amazing flavor!
Thanks Renee!
Thanks making this for the Fourth of July barbecue for the family nice and keep up the good work !
You’re welcome, Monica.