# The Ultimate Pasta Salad

This pasta salad recipe features a variety of fresh vegetables, pepperoni, cheese, and a zesty Italian dressing.

- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- fresh broccoli
- English cucumber
- grape tomatoes, sliced in threes
- fresh parsley
- red onion
- tri-color rotini noodles
- fresh shredded carrot
- Kalamata black olives
- pepperoncini
- diced pepperoni
- mild cheddar cubes
- zesty Italian seasoning packets
- 2 bottles Olive Garden Italian dressing
- crumbled feta

## Instructions

1. Prepare crispy chopped vegetables using the Shanzu Pro Series Damascus knives.
2. Add fresh raw broccoli for crunch.
3. Include English cucumber.
4. Slice grape tomatoes in threes to make them bite-sized.
5. Add fresh parsley.
6. Include red onion.
7. Combine all ingredients in a separate bowl before adding to the pasta noodles.
8. Use tri-color rotini noodles as a traditional approach.
9. Add fresh shredded carrot.
10. Include Kalamata black olives.
11. Add pepperoncini.
12. Include diced pepperoni (can be omitted or substituted).
13. Add mild cheddar cubes.
14. Mix in zesty Italian seasoning packets.
15. Add two bottles of Olive Garden Italian dressing.
16. Lastly, add crumbled feta for creaminess.

## Equipment

- Shanzu Pro Series Damascus knives
- bowl

## Tips

- Do not blanch the broccoli; use it raw for crunch.
- Put all ingredients in a separate bowl before adding to the pasta noodles.
- If you don't like pepperoni, leave it out or substitute with salami.
- Kalamata olives are preferred over canned black sliced olives.
- Adding crumbled feta provides a nice creaminess.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AfmKHG7XY/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8e75a455-402d-4bce-8867-81bfefa5f27f
- Extracted: 2026-04-05

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