Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, taisen's semi italian pasta salad. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Taisen's semi Italian pasta salad is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Taisen's semi Italian pasta salad is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook taisen's semi italian pasta salad using 10 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Taisen's semi Italian pasta salad:

1. Get 1 can black pitted olives sliced or leave whole
2. Make ready 3-4 vine tipe tomatoes sliced into bite size pieces (you can use any kind of tomato)
3. Get 1 packages mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes or however you like (I buy the round one from Aldi's)
4. Prepare 1/2-1 block mozzarella cheese, cubed
5. Get 1 packages sliced pepperoni (cut into fours, I cut them in half and then half again)
6. Get 1 large cucumber (cut into fours or whichever size you want)
7. Make ready 1 box any kind of pasta noodles
8. Get 1 medium or small onion, diced (sweet or red, your choice)
9. Get 1 packages regular ham, honey ham or any other ham cut into bite size pieces
10. Prepare 1 bottle Italian dressing (you can use regular or zesty)

Pasta salad with Italian dressing is the perfect side dish. Bring this Easy pasta salad recipe to parties, BBQ's and more! How do you make pasta salad with Italian dressing? I like to load the salad with lots of yummy vegetables.

Steps to make Taisen's semi Italian pasta salad:

1. Boil your pasta noodles until done. Remove from heat, drain and let cool. You don't have to use the entire box. I didn't. I used maybe half or a bit over half.
2. While the noodles cool, start prepping the rest of the ingredients.
3. Open and drain black olives. Slice them length wise, in half or leave whole. Your choice.
4. Rinse off the tomatoes, and slice into bite size or you can use grape tomatoes.
5. Rinse, peel and slice your cucumber into bite size pieces.
6. Slice up your block of mozzarella cheese into small bite sizes. Slice your soft round mozzarella into thin slices or however you like.
7. Take your ham and chop it up into pieces or into long thin lengths. I used deli ham.
8. Chop up your onion if using onion.
9. For the pepperoni, you can leave them sliced as is or cut up. I cut mine into fours.
10. When the noodles are cool, add some of the Italian dressing. Mix. Start adding in everything that you chopped and sliced. Mix well. You don't have to use the entire bottle.
11. Cover with plastic wrap and set in the fridge for at least an hour. Enjoy ;)

How do you make pasta salad with Italian dressing? I like to load the salad with lots of yummy vegetables. It really bulks up the meal and makes it amazing! So many tasty Italian pasta salads to choose from. Antipasto and pesto salads, creamy or tangy salads, and many more.

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