Italian Sub Pasta Salad

Italian Sub Pasta Salad is made with classic ingredients found on an Italian Sub Sandwich. Pasta, lettuce, salami, onion, tomatoes, peppers and cheese topped with a red wine vinaigrette dressing.

Italian Sub Pasta Salad is a flavorful salad loaded with all of the classic sub fixings. This salad is great to bring for lunch or even as a quick and easy dinner.

I am a big fan of pasta salads like this Hawaiian Pasta Salad, Chicken Orzo Salad, and Italian Pasta Salad with Pepperoni. I think the reason I like them so much is they remind me of family gatherings and pot lucks. Pasta salads are also easy to throw together when you are in need of a quick meal.

A few weekend ago I brought this pasta salad to a basketball watching party.  The crowd LOVED it and kept coming back for seconds. It was one of those times when I really didn’t know what to bring to the party. I got lost in the Pinterest abyss trying to find the perfect dish to take. Ya, even being a food blogger I sometimes can’t figure out what to make. 🙂

I decided to see what we had in the fridge and found our leftovers from Italian subs I had made earlier in the week. So I decided to put all of the ingredients into this simple pasta salad and made an easy homemade red wine vinaigrette.

This recipe requires some minimal chopping and that’s about as hard as it gets. I like to chop my ingredients on the small side to make it easier to eat. Gotta be able to get all of those yummy flavors in one bite. For this pasta salad I included tomatoes, pasta, lettuce, pepperoncini, salami, provolone and red onions. It is tossed with a homemade red wine vinaigrette but your favorite bottled dressing would work in a pinch.

Of course you can make this salad your own and add in more ingredients to make it super deluxe.

Additional Add-Ins:

• Kalamata Olives
• Roasted Red Peppers
• Diced Ham or Turkey
• Green Bell Peppers

Don’t forget this delicious pasta salad for your next gathering. Enjoy!

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Italian Sub Pasta Salad

Italian Sub Pasta Salad is made with classic ingredients found on an Italian Sub Sandwich.

Course Salad

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 257 kcal

Author Heather

Ingredients

Vinaigrette

• 1/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
• 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
• 1 Clove Garlic, Minced
• 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salad

• 2 cups Uncooked Rotini Pasta
• 4 oz. Provolone Cheese, Diced
• 2 oz Sliced Salami, Diced
• 1/2 cup Red Onion, Diced
• 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes, Halved
• 1/2 cup Pepperoncini, Diced
• 4-5 cups Green Leaf Lettuce, Chopped

Instructions

Vinaigrette

1. In a small bowl, whisk together vinaigrette ingredients until combined. 

2. Cook pasta according to box. Drain and rinse with cold water.

3. In a large bowl, combine pasta, tomatoes, red onions, pepperoncinis, cheese and salami. Stir in lettuce. Add the vinaigrette and toss to coat. 

Nutrition Facts

Italian Sub Pasta Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 257 Calories from Fat 180

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 20g 31%

Saturated Fat 5g 25%

Cholesterol 15mg 5%

Sodium 368mg 15%

Potassium 154mg 4%

Total Carbohydrates 11g 4%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 1g

Protein 7g 14%

Vitamin A 31.5%

Vitamin C 15.1%

Calcium 12.2%

Iron 5.9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.