specialty salad

Antipasto Pasta Salad

Ingredients and Dressing:

  • 8 ounces (½ box) rotini or bow-tie pasta, cooked al dente
  • 3 leaves romaine lettuce, thinly sliced 1 roasted red pepper (if using from a jar, rinse well, cut inn 1/4 inch dice
  • ½ small red onion, very thinly sliced
  • ¾ cup canned sliced black olives
  • 2 sun-dried tomatoes, packed in oil, coarsely chopped
  • 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
  • 1 shallot, minced
    6 ounces ( ½ small) salami, cut into 1/4 inch dice
  • ¼ pound cooked Mexican-style
  • turkey breast, such as the Hod brand, cut into ¼-inch dice
    (if you can’t find the turkey, an additional ¼ pound salami)
  • 3 pepperoncini, drained and very thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup red-wine vinegar 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ¼ teaspoon dried basil
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • leaves of 3 sprigs flat ltalian parsely, coarsely chopped, for garnish

In a large bowl, combine the sliced romaine lettuce, roasted red pepper, red onion olives, sun-dried tomatoes, chickpeas, shallot, salami, turkey and pepperoncini.

Status: Meat
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10  minutes
Yield: 8-10 servings

Recipe by Susie Fishbein


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