Bow Tie Pasta Salad

Easy Bow Tie Pasta Salad with Peppers and Tangy Vinaigrette

Weekend Colorful Pasta Salad with Cheese Grillers and Peppers

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This pasta salad is the kind of dish you’ll keep coming back to, quick to throw together, colorful, and full of flavor. It’s great as a side, but add cheese grillers, and it turns into a meal everyone wants seconds of.

Why You’ll Love Easy Bow Tie Pasta Salad with Peppers and Tangy Vinaigrette

• It’s simple but never boring.
• Full of crunchy veggies and tangy-sweet dressing.
• Perfect make-ahead dish for BBQs, picnics, or weeknight dinners.
• Budget-friendly and uses everyday ingredients.
• Works as a side or a full meal with sausages.

This pasta salad will be your go-to when you want something quick but filling. It’s colorful, a little spicy if you want, and the cheese grillers on the side make it feel like proper weekend grub. Honestly, it’s one of those throw it all in dishes that somehow always works

Pasta Salad

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• Author: EsmeSalon
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Refrigerator Time: 30 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 55 minutes
• Yield: 4 servings depending on size 1x
• Category: Pasta and Noodles
• Method: Easy

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Description

This easy bow tie pasta salad is fresh, tangy, and loaded with peppers and peppadews. A quick, colorful side dish that’s perfect for BBQs, picnics, or weekend meals.

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Ingredients

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Pasta

• 1/2 packet bow tie pasta (about 250g)
• 1/4 each green, yellow, and red bell peppers, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 small red chili, chopped (optional)
• 1/2 small onion, finely diced
• Salt, to taste
• 4 peppadews or red pimentos, sliced (plus extra for garnish)
• Pinch of cayenne pepper, for garnish

4–6 cheese Griller sausages, grilled and sliced (optional but highly recommended)

Vinaigrette Dressing:

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp white vinegar
• Juice of 1/2 lemon (adjust to taste)
• 1 tsp mustard powder
• 1 tsp sugar (adjust if too tangy)
• Salt and black pepper, to taste

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Instructions

1. Cook pasta in salted water until al dente.
2. Drain, rinse under cold water, and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, toss pasta with peppers, onion, garlic, and chili.
4. Season with salt if needed.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients until smooth and balanced.
6. Taste and adjust sugar/lemon to your liking.
7. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently.
8. Garnish with peppadews and cayenne.
9. Chill at least 30 minutes before serving.
10. Add grilled cheese sausages on the side for a full meal.

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Notes

Prepared, tried, and tested by Gail

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Easy Bow Tie Pasta Salad with Peppers is quick to make and is colorful, simple, and always satisfying

Easy Bow Tie Pasta Salad with Peppers and Tangy Vinaigrette is fresh, quick, and full of flavor. The combination of crunchy peppers, sweet peppadews, and zesty dressing makes it the kind of dish people keep asking for, as a side or a full meal.

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