American - Italian Pasta Salad

Submitted by littlemafia

"From recipesitalian.com.Let it sit overnight in the refrigerator."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4-8

ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package fusilli
• 1 cup frozen baby peas, thawed
• 2 (2 ounce) cans sliced black olives
• 1 cup cubed genoa salami
• 3⁄4 cup chopped green onion
• 3⁄4 cup chopped celery
• 1⁄2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 (2/3 ounce) package Italian salad dressing mix
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons milk

directions

1. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until al dente, rinse under cold water and drain.
2. In a medium bowl combine mayonnaise, sour cream, milk and Italian dressing mix. Whisk together until smooth, set aside. In a large salad bowl combine cooked and cooled pasta, peas, olives, salami, green onions, celery and parsley.
3. Mix in dressing last, reserving 1/2 cup.
4. Let sit over night in fridge. Stir before serving.
5. Add extra dressing if pasta appears dry.

Reviews

[Debikay22]

My new favorite! I like to use the mini-farfalle pasta. Tastes great left over, too.

 

[Ginny Sue]

Great colorful pasta salad. I used rainbow fusilli for even more added color. I really expected to be able to taste the Italian dressing mix more, but the dressing was very mellow in flavor, not overwhelming. I used about half the amount of green onions, just personal preference.

 

[Lori Ann D]

Outstanding! And that's from a person who has never liked pasta salads in her life!! I only made the recipe bkz my husband and son love it, so thought I'd give it a go since his parents were visiting. Everyone raved about it and my husband said it just may be the best pasta salad he's ever had. It made a HUGE amount, perfect for a potluck, but consider making half if there are four or less. One note, I did not reserve any dressing... just dumped everything together and it was perfect. :)

 

[Ms. B]

This made a good pasta salad dish. It was pretty much a little of this and a little of that from various pasta salads that I have made in the past. I made half a recipe using the entire package of Italian seasoning mix and it worked out well. I didn't let it sit overnight in the refrigerator because I wanted to eat it today for dinner (about 6 hours) and the flavor was good. I made sure I used fresh parsley, which I will be adding to my other pasta salads.

 

[Andi Longmeadow Farm]

Perfection, whether American, Australian, or Romanian. Loved this, let it sit overnight, and all the herbs and spices just blended together perfectly! I really suggest using the fresh parsley, this gives it such a nice fresh taste. I threw a couple of shredded carrots in too. That is the only change. Will be making this for many picnics this coming summer. Thank you so much! Made for *Herb and Spice Thread* French Forum March 2010