Description

This salad has everything loved in a grinder sandwich but in a salad. It's made with pasta, salami, pepperoni, Provolone, Mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, onion, pepperoncini peppers, and onion all topped with a creamy dressing.

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 3/4 c. mayonnaise
• 2 T. red wine vinegar
• 1 - 2 cloves fresh garlic or 1 large, grated
• 1 t. dried oregano
• 1/4 t. freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 t. crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
• Pasta Salad:
• 1 lb. dried campanelle pasta, or similar pasta
• sea salt
• 8 oz. Mozzarella pearls
• 6 oz. Provolone cheese, diced
• 2 1/2 oz. hard salami, diced
• 2 1/2 oz. pepperoni, diced
• 2 c. halved cherry tomatoes
• 1 c. sliced red onion, soaked in ice water for 10 minutes
• 1/2 c. sliced pepperoncini
• 1/2 medium head romaine lettuce, thinly sliced (1 generous c.)
• 2 T. thinly sliced fresh basil
• 1/4 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Steps

1. Dressing:
2. In a bowl, add the mayonnaise, the red wine vinegar, the garlic, oregano, black pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. Whisk to combine; cover; refrigerate until ready to use. The dressing can be made up to 1 day in advance.
3. Pasta Salad: