Antipasti Pasta Salad

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Woman's Day

Serves 4 people

Categories: Salad- Salad Dressings- Slaw

Ingredients

  • coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 3/4 lb. short twisted pasta, such as campanelle
  • 4 oz. fresh mozzarella or bocconcini, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
  • 2 jarred roasted red peppers, drained and cut into 1/2-inch strips
  • 8 large pitted green olives, sliced crosswise
  • 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
  • 2 oz. thinly sliced salami, sliced halved or quartered if large
  • 2 Tbsp. red-wine vinegar
  • 4 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup lightly packed fresh parsley leaves

Directions

  1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, drain pasta.

  2. Return pasta to pot and stir in mozzarella, peppers, olives, onion, salami, vinegar, oil and reserved pasta water. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Top with parsley and serve warm or at room temperature.

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