Antipasto Salad

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

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 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup olive oil or 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse with.
• 2 cold water.
• 3 place in a large salad bowl.
• 4 add the next 12 ingredients;mix well.
• 5 in a jar with tight-fitting lid, shake oil and lemon juice.
• 6 pour over salad and toss.
• 7 cover and refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.
• 8 stir before serving.
• 9 yield: 12-16 servings.