Antipasto Salad

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (16 ounce) package rotini pasta
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package sliced pepperoni, halved
• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced ripe olives, drained
• 1/2 cup diced sweet red pepper
• 1/2 cup diced green pepper
• 4 medium fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup olive oil
• 2/3 cup lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water.
• 2 place in a large salad bowl.
• 3 add the next 12 ingredients; mix well.
• 4 in a jar with tight-fitting lid, shake oil and lemon juice.
• 5 pour over salad and toss.
• 6 cover and refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.
• 7 stir before serving.