Italian Grinder Salad
This Italian grinder salad with pasta is a fun and delicious twist on the viral TikTok grinder sandwich recipe. Loaded with al dente Delallo Food’s tortiglioni pasta, hard salami, pepperoni, ham, vegetables, and freshly grated provolone cheese this recipe is hard to resist. Perfect for picnics or any gathering you’re going to love this delicious recipe.
This post was sponsored by Delallo Foods. While I was compensated for my time, all opinions are my own.
Ingredients Needed for Italian Grinder Salad with Pasta
Pasta – For this recipe, I used Delallo Food’s tortiglioni pasta. I love this cut because it’s easy to eat and tastes amazing with the other ingredients. Plus, it holds onto the dressing, so you get a little taste with every bite. Be sure to cook the pasta al dente as it will continue to soften once it soaks up the dressing.
Vegetables / Herbs – You’ll need diced red onion, halved cherry tomatoes, and half of a small head of iceberg lettuce. Roughly chop the lettuce so it isn’t too small but is still easy to eat. You’ll also need to chop some fresh Italian parsley for this recipe. Finally, you’ll drain a ¼ cup of Delallo’s mild Chicago style giardiniera and give it a fine dice.
Meats – You’ll need to cut Delallo’s sliced hard salami and Delallo’s sliced pepperoni into quarters or wedges. Repeat for the sliced deli ham as well.
Cheese – Grab your box grater and freshly grate ¾ cup of Delallo’s provolone cheese wedge. This cheese is smooth and creamy which tastes amazing with the other ingredients.
Dressing – Combine Delallo’s private reserve extra virgin olive oil, Delallo’s red wine vinegar, honey, dried oregano, salt, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and cracked black pepper. Mix well.
How to Make Italian Grinder Salad with Pasta
Mix the dressing in a small mixing bowl and set it aside.
Boil a pot of water and cook the pasta according to the directions. Al dente is best. Drain the water and drizzle it with olive oil to prevent sticking while it cools.
Once the pasta has cooled, add it to a large mixing bowl. Add the diced red onion, halved cherry tomatoes and finely diced giardiniera to the bowl.
Next, add the sliced hard salami, pepperoni, and ham wedges to the bowl as well. Then, add the chopped fresh parsley, and grated provolone cheese. Top with the dressing and toss everything together.
As a final step, you’ll gently fold in the chopped iceberg lettuce. Finish it with a few turns of cracked black pepper and enjoy.
Storage
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for three to four days. Serve chilled. Looking for more recipes?
Italian Grinder Salad
Ingredients
- 8 ounces tortiglioni, cooked al dente, Delallo Foods
- ½ cup red onion, diced small
- ¾ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- ¼ cup mild Chicago style giardiniera, drained and finely diced, Delallo Foods
- 8 slices sliced hard salami, cut into wedges, Delallo Foods
- 8 slices sliced ham, cut into wedges
- 8 slices sliced pepperoni, cut into wedges, Delallo Foods
- ¼ cup Italian parsley, chopped
- ¾ cup provolone cheese, freshly grated, Delallo Foods
- ½ small head iceberg lettuce , roughly chopped
Dressing
- ¼ cup olive oil, Delallo Foods
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, Delallo Foods
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1.5 teaspoons dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- pinch red pepper flakes
Equipment
- 1 small mixing bowl
- 1 large mixing bowl
Instructions
- Mix the dressing in a small mixing bowl and set it aside.
- Boil a pot of water and cook the pasta according to the directions. Al dente is best. Drain the water and drizzle it with olive oil to prevent sticking while it cools.
- Once the pasta has cooled, add it to a large mixing bowl. Add the diced red onion, halved cherry tomatoes and finely diced giardiniera to the bowl.
- Next, add the sliced hard salami, pepperoni, and ham wedges to the bowl as well. Then, add the chopped fresh parsley, and grated provolone cheese. Top with the dressing and toss everything together.
- As a final step, you’ll gently fold in the chopped iceberg lettuce. Finish it with a few turns of cracked black pepper and enjoy.
4 Comments on “Italian Grinder Salad”
I took this to a friend’s house for a little get together. Everyone raved about it! Will definitely make again!
I don’t know how you do it, but every meal you post on your blog becomes a new house fave.
You made my day, Emma! Thank you so much!
I made this tonight to take to a party tomorrow and of course I had to try some. Now I just hope it makes it to the party. I followed all the directions just as they are and it’s so good!