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Artichoke and Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
There’s so much goodness in this artichoke and sun-dried tomato pasta salad! Lots of fresh and flavorful ingredients and the cutest pasta that reminds me of a rooster or a seahorse. It’s called creste di gallo, and it’s the first time I’ve ever seen it in a store.
I started with all kinds of yumminess including a few of my favorites from Cento Fine Foods: artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes and roasted red peppers.
And when everything is together in a bowl, it makes the most delicious kaleidoscope of colors.
Mix everything up with your favorite Italian salad dressing and you’ve got yourself one heck of a tasty artichoke and sun dried tomato pasta salad.
Serve it up and enjoy! (And if you need salad pairing ideas, I’ve got those too.)
Artichoke & Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 12 ounces creste di gallo tri-color pasta (or your favorite)
- 2/3 cup artichoke hearts cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes chopped
- 1/3 cup roasted red pepper chopped
- 1/2 cucumber peeled and diced
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella diced
- 1/4 cup green onions sliced thin
- 1/2 cup chickpeas
- 1/2 cup assorted olives (or your favorite) diced
- 1 16-ounce bottle Italian salad dressing divided
Instructions
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Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; set aside.
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Mix all remaining ingredients together with 1 cup of the Italian salad dressing.
Recipe Notes
Reserve remainder of dressing to add as needed. Store salad covered in the refrigerator.
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Darla says
May 19, 2018 at 6:51 pmOh this looks delicious. I don’t even like artichokes but like this I think they’d be great. Looks pretty too 🙂
Shirley Wood says
May 15, 2018 at 9:02 amThis pasta salad is almost too pretty to eat. Your pictures are beautiful! I selected this recipe as a Merry Monday Feature this week. Sharing. See ya next week!
Shirley Wood says
May 14, 2018 at 7:44 amThis recipe is right up my taste buds alley! YUM! I selected this post as a Feature for Merry Monday this week! So glad you party with us. Can’t wait to see what’s next!
Susan Bailey says
May 13, 2018 at 4:46 pmThis looks great! I love pasta recipes that include artichokes! Thanks for another winner.
Brenda Haines says
May 8, 2018 at 10:01 amI love pasta salads. Now I need to pick up some sun dried tomatoes, because this looks amazing!
Tanya Holt says
May 7, 2018 at 8:26 amI’m a sucker for pasta salads, especially as the weather warms. Adding this one to my must-try list…
Wendy says
May 6, 2018 at 7:04 pmPerfect for a brunch or a summertime potluck.
Christa Sloan says
May 5, 2018 at 5:45 amI dont know what it is, but this pasta looks really tasty. Like that feeling when a friend serves the food at a party and you see this and you think it’s too good to be true, that there HAS to be something wrong with this dish, but then it ends up being delectable.
liberty says
May 3, 2018 at 9:11 pmI love the shape of pasta you used and it looks like such a pretty dish!
Jennifer Williams says
May 3, 2018 at 1:32 pmThis looks so light and fresh! That would be perfect now that the weather is warming up.
Mary Beth Elderton says
May 3, 2018 at 12:59 pmThis looks delish! I love that pasta shape. Pasta salads are one of our favorite things to eat all Summer and one of our favorites to serve for family get-togethers. Also—anything with hose artichoke hearts is bound to be my fave!
Alissa Apel says
May 3, 2018 at 9:53 amThis looks so good. I might have to try it for a May birthday party family get together. My youngest turns 10 soon! My sister is wanting burgers, and all different salads. This would work great.