Recipe

Kitchen Sink Pasta Salad Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Ande16 / All my dishes 2 years, 5 months ago This pasta salad is a combination of probably 4 pasta salad recipes. Each time I would make a pasta salad it seemed like it was missing something, so I decided to combine all of them and whammy this is what I came up with. Prep:30m Cook:60m Servings:12	Ande16
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Ingredients

1 pound pasta that will hold the dressing

1/4 pound Genoa salami, chopped

1/4 pound pepperoni sausage, chopped

1/2 pound Asiago cheese, diced *

1 (6 ounce) can black olives, drained and chopped

1 red bell pepper, diced

1 can green beans

1 cup artichoke hearts

1/2 cup chopped red onion

1 16 ounce container grape tomatoes halved

1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix

3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (NOT the stuff in the can, please)

salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain, and cool under cold water.

In a large bowl, combine the pasta, salami, Asiago cheese, black olives, red bell pepper, artichoke hearts, red onion, green beans and tomatoes. Stir in the envelope of dressing mix. Cover, and refrigerate for at least one hour.

To prepare the dressing, whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, fresh basil, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.

Just before serving, pour dressing over the salad, and mix well.

* I'll usually use whatever white cheese I've got on hand. Fresh mozzarella is nice.

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Comments

krumkake 2 years, 5 months ago said:
That sounds like a winner - I love pasta salads, especially in the summer...will be making this one, maybe for the 4th??? Thanks Ande16!