# BEST Pasta Salad

A creamy Italian pasta salad with fusilli, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, olives, banana peppers, pepperoni, and cheddar cheese.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 52 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups water
- 1 package Good Seasons Italian Dressing mix
- 1 bottle Gladzy extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 package Rao's Fusilli pasta
- 1 plate cherry tomatoes
- 1 mini cucumbers
- 1 cup red onions
- 1 black olives
- 1 banana peppers
- 1 pepperoni
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 1 parsley

## Instructions

1. Make Italian dressing by mixing water, Good Seasons Italian Dressing mix, and olive oil.
2. Mix half of the dressing into mayonnaise.
3. Cook fusilli pasta.
4. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.
5. Add the chopped vegetables, olives, pepperoni, and cheese into a bowl.
6. Mix the cooked pasta with half of the creamy dressing.
7. Add the vegetable mixture on top of the pasta.
8. Pour the remaining creamy dressing over the salad and mix it.
9. Garnish with parsley and chill for at least an hour, or preferably overnight.

## Equipment

- spoon
- measuring cup
- jar
- knife
- pot
- colander
- mixing bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/656082830642125
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/dcac23e1-a5b4-496f-97be-750c3ec36fc4
- Extracted: 2025-05-01

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