Italian Pasta Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 12 -16 ounces rotelle pasta (or pasta shape of your choice)
• 6 green onions
• 3 stalks celery
• 1/2 head cauliflower
• 1 bunch broccoli
• 1 (8 ounce) bag carrots
• 3/4 cup black olives, sliced
• 1/2 cup green olives, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups hard salami, cubes
• 1 cup swiss cheese, cubes
• 1 cup cheddar cheese cube
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
• 3/4 teaspoon sweet basil
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions. rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. drain well and set aside.
• 2 slice onions, celery and carrots into bite sized pieces. cut up broccoli and cauliflower into bite sized pieces, discarding stems.
• 3 mix dressing ingredients together. set aside and do not chill dressing.
• 4 chill salad ingredients (except dressing) in refrigerator in separate plastic bags until 1/2 hour before serving time.
• 5 one half hour before serving time, combine vegetables, olives, salami, cheese and pasta together in very large bowl. drizzle dressing over all, toss to coat. chill.
• 6 if you like more dressing on your salad, you may want to up the dressing by 1/2 or double it.