Italian Pasta Salad

Ingredients

Salad

• 1 pound penne pasta or similar
• 3 slices Genoa salami cut 1/2 inch thick pieces and cubed
• 1 cup halved pepperoni slices
• 1 cup mild banana pepper slices, roughly chopped
• 1 cup halved black olives
• 8 ounce mozzarella, cubed
• 1/2 cup julienne cut sun-dried tomatoes
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1/2 cup freshly chopped basil
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• pinch red pepper flakes optional

Dressing

• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
• 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Salad

• Cook food consistent with package directions.

• Drain beneath cold water. put aside to cool down.

• Once food has cooled, add food to an oversized bowl beside remaining dish ingredients.

• If not serving the dish quickly, chill dish till able to serve.

Dressing

• Add all the dressing ingredients aside from the vegetable oil during a liquidiser or kitchen appliance.

• whereas machine is running slowly stream in vegetable oil.

• still mix till combined.

• Season dressing with salt and pepper.

• once able to serve toss salad with dressing.

Season salad with extra salt and pepper if necessary to style. 

source http://recipetocooking.blogspot.com/2019/01/italian-pasta-salad.html

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