Celebrate the Fourth of July with a Chicago Dog-inspired pasta salad featuring grilled hot dogs, rotini pasta, fresh vegetables, and a tangy dressing. A fun twist on classic flavors perfect for summer gatherings!
1: Cook the rotini pasta according to package instructions and set aside.
2: Grill or brown the hot dogs in a pan until cooked through.
3: Slice the cherry tomatoes and Persian cucumber.
4: Finely chop half of a large white onion.
5: In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta, sliced tomatoes, cucumber, onion, hot dogs, pickle relish, and chopped sports peppers.
6: In a separate bowl, whisk together extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, yellow mustard, sugar, poppy seeds, celery salt, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and juice from peppers until well combined.
7: Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients and toss to combine.
8: Enjoy the pasta salad chilled or at room temperature.
