Ingredients

The following ingredients have 7 Servings
  • ½ lb. dry rotini pasta
  • 8 oz. bacon strips (uncooked)
  • 6 oz. diced pepperoni
  • 6 oz. diced salami
  • 1 cup sweet corn
  • ½ cup diced onion
  • 8 oz. halved cherry tomatoes
  • 2 oz. shaved Parmesan cheese
  • Salt to taste
  • Dressing:
  • ½ cup of olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • ¼ tsp dry thyme
  • ½ tsp dry oregano
  • 1 tsp dry basil
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Instruction

  • Cook bacon in the oven while you are prepping everything else, about 20 minutes at 400 degrees. Once cooked, crumble bacon to pieces.
  • Place ingredients for the dressing in a blender. Pulse a few times and set aside.
  • Cook pasta according to the package and set aside to cool.
  • Dice your meats, onion and tomatoes.
  • In a large bowl, combine pasta, bacon pieces, pepperoni, salami, corn, onion, and tomatoes. Mix well and add a little salt to taste.
  • Pour the dressing in the pasta mixture and mix until all combined.
  • Carefully fold in shaved Parmesan cheese.
  • Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • P.S. this pasta salad tastes great warm, freshly made, too!