Pasta Salad with Roasted Bell Pepper Italian Dressing
Here’s a delicious pasta salad recipe but its the dressing that’s amazing. Make up the dressing and use it on any salad.
Ingredients
2 - 1 pound boxes of Farfalle pasta
2 cucumbers, peeled and chopped
1 bunch parsley, chopped
1 pound bacon, chopped and cooked
1 small red onion, sliced
1/2 cabbage head, shredded
3-4 roma tomatoes, chopped
2 cups shredded cheese (your choice)
2 roasted red bell peppers
1 cup olive oil
1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp minced garlic
2 tsp season salt
1 tbsp black pepper
2 tbsp Ultra Gel
2 tbsp Italian seasoning
Instructions
1
Cook the pasta as directed on the package, rinse, drain and add to a large bowl.
2
To the large bowl of pasta add the chopped cucumbers, chopped and cooked bacon, onion slices, shredded cabbage, chopped roma tomatoes and cheese. Toss together to combine.
3
To make the dressing, place the bell peppers onto an open flame and char all the way around, rotating as necessary. Once charred, place the peppers in a plastic bag and let the peppers sweat. Once cooled, scrape the charred skin off of the bell peppers, remove the seed packet and add the roasted bell peppers to a blender.
4
To the blender add the olive oil, rice vinegar, sugar, minced garlic, season salt, and black pepper. Blend everything together.
5
Pour the dressing into a large bottle and add the Italian seasoning and shake together.
6
When ready to serve your pasta salad, add the shredded cheese and enough dressing to taste. Toss to coat, serve and enjoy!
