Antipasto Pasta Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Delicious salad bursting with all the flavors of an antipasto platter. Loads of small bits with an addictive balsmic dressing.
Servings: 6
Calories: 548kcal
Equipment
- 1 Serving Bowl
- 1 Jar to shake the salad dressing. Or a small bowl.
Ingredients
For the salad
- 500 g short pasta
- 50 g vegan deli meat
- 25 g capers
- 100 g cherry tomatoes
- 100 g marinated artichokes
- 100 g Semi-dried tomatoes
- 100 g pitted calamata olives
- 50 g mini sweet chilli peppers or other herbs
- 50 g fresh parsley
- 100 g vegan feta cheese
Dressing
- 60 ml balsamic vinegar
- 30 ml apple cider vinegar
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 50 ml olive oil
- ½ tsp flakey sea salt
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the instructions in plenty of salted water.500 g short pasta
- Prepare all the antipasti ingredients by chopping them into small bite sized pieces (if necessary). Crumble the vegan feta.50 g vegan deli meat, 100 g cherry tomatoes, 100 g marinated artichokes, 100 g vegan feta cheese, 100 g Semi-dried tomatoes
- Drain the pasta and rinse in cold water.
- While the pasta is still warm, toss it in half the dressing
- Finish the salad by tossing all the vegetables, herbs and antipasto ingredients into the salad and adding the rest of the dressing.25 g capers, 100 g pitted calamata olives, 50 g mini sweet chilli peppers, 50 g fresh parsley
- Scatter more herbs and vegan feta on top to serve.
Make the dressing:
- Finely chop or grate the garlic.1 clove garlic
- Add the garlic to a jar or bowl and add balsamic vinegar Leave to steep for a few minutes to remove the heat from the garlic.60 ml balsamic vinegar, 50 ml olive oil, 1 tbsp dijon mustard, ½ tsp flakey sea salt
- Mix up the rest of the dressing ingredients and taste. Add more salt or sugar to taste.
Notes
Here are some delicious alternatives you can make for this antipasto pasta salad recipe:
- Gluten-Free - choose your favorite gluten-free pasta. (Tip- some gluten-free pasta isn't great cold, so definitely do a test run and choose one that stays soft)
- Other Classic Antipasto ingredients - choose (vegan) hard salami, chunks of vegan parmesan cheese or fresh mozzarella.
- Other veggies - such as chopped red peppers or red onions, broccoli florets or celery. As long as they're chopped into bite-sized pieces you can get as creative as you like!
- Other dressings- homemade italian dressing is lovely, or replace the balsamic vinegar with red wine vinegar or lemon in my dressing recipe.
- A little spice- Add freshly cracked black pepper or a good shake of red pepper flakes to the dressing.
Nutrition
Calories: 548kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 804mg | Potassium: 921mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 1248IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 5mg