Pepperoni Pizza Macaroni Salad
This sauce is so amazing and it is slather on this pepperoni pizza pasta salad that every pizza lover will go nuts for
Servings: 6 -8 servings
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 1 lb macaroni noodles
- 1 cup grape tomatoes cut in quarters
- 4 mozzarella cheese sticks cut into pieces
- 1 cup mini pepperoni pieces
- Garnish save a few pieces of each ingredient to garnish for parties
tomato basil aioli
- 1 cup oil (avocado oil or vegetable oil)
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup white vinegar
- 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
- 2 teaspoons garlic paste or 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dry oregano
- 10-20 fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
tomato basil aioli
- In a 2-3 cup jar or tall container, with an immersion blender or similar blend all sauce ingredients, allowing it to become thick and creamy.
- Boil noodles according to package directions
- Prepare tomato basil aioli as the noodles cook, recipe follows in blog post
- When the pasta is finished cooking, drain and rinse with cold water until noodles are cold.
- In large bowl mix pasta with tomatoes, cheese sticks, pepperoni and tomato basil aioli.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour for best flavor.