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  • Easy Italian Pasta Salad

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    Easy Italian Pasta Salad
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    Ingredients

    • Pasta Salads are Fast, Easy and
    • Always Delicious~Easy Italian Pasta Salad
    • Easter Pasta-AldiEasy Italian Pasta Salad
    • Easy Italian Pasta Salad
    • 1-16 oz package Easter Pasta (Aldi)
    • 1/3 cup sun-dried julienne cut tomatoes with Italian herbs, do not drain the oil, (Bella Sun Luci)
    • 1- small can (2 oz) black olives, sliced
    • 1/3 cup hard salami, julienned
    • 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
    • 1/4 cup red onion, minced
    • 2 tablespoons capers, drained
    • 2 tablespoons diced pimentos
    • 1/2 cup Champagne vinaigrette dressing, recipe follows or
    • Specially Selected Champagne Vinaigrette Dressing (Aldi)
    • Garnish: a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese
    • Champagne Vinaigrette Dressing:
    • 1 garlic clove, finely minced
    • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
    • 1/4 cup Champagne vinegar
    • 4 tablespoons white wine, optional
    • 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
    • 2 tablespoons honey
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
    • Salad Dressing Directions:

    Directions

    Easy Italian Pasta Salad

    This easy, Italian pasta salad is

    made with Easter themed pasta.

    The perfect pasta salad to serve with

    your Easter meal or to welcome Spring.

    Easy Italian Pasta Salad

    One great thing making a pasta salad is...

    you can change the ingredients and

    pasta styles to include any ingredients

    you have on hand.

    The other great thing is...

    Whisk together the garlic, mustard, vinegar, white wine, orange juice, honey, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until the dressing is emulsified or you can combine all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree' until smooth

    Pasta Salad Directions:

    Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat

    Add pasta, cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally

    Drain pasta, rinse with cold water

    Toss pasta with remaining ingredients in a large bowl

    Mix dressing ingredients, pour over ingredients in bowl

    Toss ingredients with dressing

    Chill and Serve

    Pasta, Salad, Tomatoes, Italian, Cheese, Salami

    Specially Selected Champagne Vinaigrette Dressing-AldiEasy Italian Pasta Salad

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