Ingredients for Eyeball Pasta Salad – Creepy Pasta Salad with Mozzarella Eyeballs

To create this Halloween showstopper, you’ll need the following ingredients:

For the Pasta Salad Base

• 12 oz (340 g) pasta (fusilli, rotini, or penne work best)

• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

• 1 cup black olives (pitted, whole and sliced)

• 1 small red bell pepper, diced

• ½ cucumber, diced

• 1 cup shredded carrots

• 1 cup Italian dressing (or creamy dressing of choice)

• ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated

• Salt and black pepper to taste

For the Creepy Mozzarella Eyeballs

• 12–15 mozzarella balls (bocconcini or ciliegine size)

• Black olives (cut into small circles for “pupils”)

• Food coloring (red or green) or marinara sauce for “veins”

• Optional: basil leaves for an eerie green touch