Antipasto Pasta Salad

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb shell pasta
• 1/4 lb genoa salami, chopped
• 1/4 lb pepperoni, chopped
• 1/2 lb asiago cheese, diced
• 1 (6 ounce) can black olives, drained and chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 (2/3 ounce) package italian salad dressing mix
• 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
• salt & fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente.
• 2 drain and cool under cold water.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine the pasta, salami, pepperoni, asiago cheese, black olives, red bell pepper, green bell pepper and tomatoes.
• 4 stir in the envelope of dressing mix.
• 5 cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
• 6 to prepare the dressing, whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, oregano, parsley, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
• 7 just before serving, pour dressing over the salad; mix well.