Originally written May 27, 2021

Thank you Alison for that oh-so-true food nugget.

While pasta salad has to be the most ubiquitous summer potluck item, there is much to be improved on the expected curly noodles, black olives, and a bottle of Italian dressing pasta salad.

This recipe, brought to you by another great cookbook author Molly Baz, incorporates one of the most underrated meats in the Aperitivo case – mortadella.

You can sub any other thinly sliced cured meat from the case, but morty-d adds a beautiful creamy, fatty, and saltiness to the pasta salad.

This is a perfect salad to make a few days before, add the nuts and herbs before serving, and snack on it the entire day.