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You Will Love This Hot Honey Pasta Salad!

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This Hot Honey Pasta Salad is such a light and flavorful pasta salad for summer! The homemade hot honey dressing is perfection!

Ingredients

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For the Dressing:

    • 1/2 cup olive oil

    • 3 tbsp hot honey

    • 4 tbsp lemon juice

    • 1/2 tsp salt

    • 1/2 tsp pepper

    • 1/2 tsp garlic powder

    • 1/2 tsp onion powder

    • 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

    • Red pepper flakes to taste

For the pasta salad:

    • 1/2 box rigatoni

    • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved

    • 1 cup pearline mozzarella cheese

    • 1 cup croutons

    • A good handful of arugula and fresh basil

    • Drizzle of olive oil

Instructions

    1. Cook the pasta according to package instructions. When al dente, drain, toss with a drizzle of olive oil, and let cool.
    2. Whisk together all the dressing ingredients in a large bowl. Add the cooled pasta and the rest of the pasta salad ingredients to the bowl.
    3. Toss until everything is coated in dressing. Taste, adjust seasoning, and serve.