Italiano Pasta Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb rotini pasta, cooked al dente, drained, and rinsed under cold water (can substitute shell or even elbow pasta)
• 1/2 cup genoa salami, chopped
• 1/2 cup pepperoni, chopped
• 1 cup asiago cheese, small diced (can substitute mozzarella)
• 1 (6 ounce) can black olives, drained and chopped
• 1/4 cup pitted green olives, drained and chopped
• 1/4 cup pepperoncini pepper, drained well (optional)
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 3 roma tomatoes, chopped
• 1 (2/3 ounce) package dried italian salad dressing mix
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
• black pepper
• iceberg lettuce, optional serving suggestion

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine pasta, salami, pepperoni, asiago cheese, black olives, green olives, pepperoncini, red and green bell peppers and tomatoes. set aside.
• 2 for the dressing, whisk together italian salad dressing mix, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, oregano, parsley, parmesan cheese and black pepper.
• 3 just before serving pour dressing over salad, toss to coat.
• 4 serve over iceberg lettuce.