DIY Gia Russa Pasta Salad combines a favorite Italian pasta salad dressing made from scratch with the perfect pasta salad ingredients.
DIY Gia Russa Pasta Salad
By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
DIY Gia Russa Pasta Salad is my recipe of the day for my last installment in BBQ Week. I know I have shared a lot of bbq grilling recipes with you in the past, so thought this week might feature a few side salads (besides the hot dog relish which I love!)
This one is copied after some samples of pasta salad I was given at the market a few months back, I liked it so bought a bottle. Brought it home and proceeded to figure it out.
Much easier than figuring out my husband or daughter. Or even my cats.
I always start my detective work at the ingredients label and work backwards. This tastes pretty close.
You can change up the pasta salad as you prefer, but the dressing is the main thing.
Friday #BBQWeek Recipes
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- Chocolate Chip M&M Bars by Family Around the Table
- DIY Gia Russa Pasta Salad by Palatable Pastime (You are Here!)
- Easy Cheesecake Fruit Dip by Blogghetti
- Grilled Chipotle Ranch Burgers by Cheese Curd In Paradise
- Mississippi Mud Cookie Cups by The Spiffy Cookie
- Peach Bourbon Tea by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- S’mores Bar by The Freshman Cook
- Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream by Sweet Beginnings
Don’t limit yourself to using this only on pasta salad either. Try it on an Italian sub or grinder and see how you like it. Even a tossed salad with this is a good idea. So many uses!
And did I mention the money it will save you? I noticed the price of groceries going up (again!) So anything I can make from scratch to pinch and save always helps. Especially since we are on furlough from normal work and trying to work things out there until the pandemic subsides.
DIY Gia Russa Pasta Salad
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DIY Gia Russa Pasta Salad

Family Style Italian Pasta Salad
Ingredients
Dressing Ingredients: (makes 2 cups dressing~close)
- 3/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup Romano or Parmesan cheese
- 2 ounce jar diced pimiento peppers
- 1-1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon poppy seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Pasta Salad Ingredients:
- 10 ounces dry rotini corkscrew pasta, cooked and drained
- 6 ounces dry farfalle bow-tie pasta, cooked and drained
- 6.5 ounce jar marinated artichoke hearts chopped
- 2 ounce jar diced pimientos
- 1 small zucchini diced
- 1 cup sliced cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 cup sliced black olives
- 8 ounces pearl mozzarella
- 4 ounces diced genoa salami
- 2.5 ounces diced pepperoni
- 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
Instructions
- Process dressing in blender, adding the olive oil through the chute in a stream.
- Mix dressing with remaining ingredients and chill one hour.
Notes
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I totally suck at pasta salads. This looks so good and sounds perfectly pasta-rific. I am adding this to the menu.