Antipasto Pasta Salad

By mytastytreasures

Quick delicious pasta salad great for a crowd has all of the flavors and ingredients from your favorite antipasto. Perfect for summer barbecues or as a starter for your Italian dinner.

Ingredients

• 1 pound pasta, I used tri-colored rotini
• 1 small red onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup diced roasted red pepper
• 1 (4-ounce) can sliced olives
• 1 (10-ounce) can artichoke hearts, quartered and marinated
• Chopped pepperoncini
• Diced pepperoni
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 tsp dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• Pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• Grated Parmesan cheese, to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Boil pasta till al dente; drain and run under cold water. Place in large serving bowl.

Add your onions, roasted red peppers, olives, artichoke hearts,(along with the juice), pepperoncini, pepperoni, celery to the pasta.

In a separate bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients. Whisk them together.

Pour some over salad and refrigerate 4 hours up to overnight.

Before serving stir in more grated Parmesan cheese, and little more dressing, hold the rest for the side.