Name: Chopped Italian Barilla Gemelli Pasta Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 box Barilla Gemelli pasta; 1 can chickpeas; 1 pt cherry tomatoes; 3 baby cucumbers; 1/2 red onion; 1/2 cup diced pepperoncini; 1/2 cup diced Castelvetrano olives; 10 slices mortadella, diced; 10 slices salami (hot, mild or both), diced; 1 package bocconcini; 6 Fresh basil leaves; For the dressing; 1/3 cup olive oil; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1/2 lemon; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp parmesan cheese; 1 tsp Oregano; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp Pepper

Chopped Italian Barilla Gemelli Pasta Salad

22 minutes

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If you’re looking for your next picnic lunch idea, this easy to make yet flavour-packed Chopped Italian Barilla Gemelli Pasta Salad from Ivanka Hanley of @happyandfull_ is for you! With all your favourite classic Italian ingredients, including al dente Barilla Gemelli, you’ll have a delicious pasta salad ready in under 30 minutes!

Ingredients

8 servings

1 boxBarilla Gemelli pasta

1 canchickpeas

1 ptcherry tomatoes

3baby cucumbers

1/2red onion

1/2 cupdiced pepperoncini

1/2 cupdiced Castelvetrano olives

10 slicesmortadella, diced

10 slicessalami (hot, mild or both), diced

1 packagebocconcini

6Fresh basil leaves

For the dressing

1/3 cupolive oil

2 tbspred wine vinegar

1/2lemon

1garlic clove, minced

1 tspDijon mustard

1 tbsphoney

2 tbspparmesan cheese

1 tspOregano

1/2 tspsalt

1/2 tspPepper

Disclaimer

Individuals with allergies or specific dietary concerns should verify that the ingredients they utilize for the recipes comply with their restrictions.

Method

Step 1

Bring a large pot of water to a boil, generously salt.

Step 2

Add Barilla Gemelli pasta & cook until al dente as per package instructions.

Step 3

Drain and rinse can of chickpeas and set aside.

Step 4

While pasta boils, wash and chop tomatoes, cucumber, onion, dice olives, pepperoncini and deli meats.

Step 5

Whisk together Italian dressing ingredients.

Step 6

Drain pasta and add to a large serving bowl.

Step 7

Drizzle with half of the dressing and toss.

Step 8

Once cooled, add all your toppings.

Step 9

Add remainder of dressing & sprinkle with diced basil leaves.

Step 10

Toss well and enjoy.

Gemelli

Gemelli is a simple shape of two strands of pasta twisted together. These small pasta twists are also remarkably versatile, as their shape holds the flavour of sauce beautifully while retaining the firm "al dente" texture that you expect from Barilla.

Shape

Short en-ca

Cook time

12 minutes

Pack size

8.07681E+12

Range

Classic Blue Box

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