Not Just Another Pasta Salad

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Truly, a different, delicious pasta salad. So yummy I have had guests make a meal out of it. It is easily doubled to feed a large crowd. Wonderful served as a lunch with crusty bread.

by *axxo*·published 2004-08-17

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Pasta Shells

Servings

8 serving(s)

Total time

prep 1h

Calories / serving

470 kcal

Ingredients (18)

serves

1 (16 ounce) box spiral shaped pasta or 1 (16 ounce) box shell pasta, cooked
2 -3 roma tomatoes or 2 -3 tomatoes, seeded 1/2 inch dicedtomato
1/4 cup red onion, dicedred-onion
3/4 cup pitted kalamata olives or 3/4 cup canned olive, halved
1/8 cup sun-dried tomato, reconstituted,choppedtomato
1/2 cup cauliflower, small piecescauliflower
1/4 cup broccoli, small piecesbroccoli
1/4 cup roasted red pepper, 1/2 inch dicedbell-pepper
1/4 cup caperscapers
3/4 cup feta cheese, crumbledfeta
4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheeseparmesan
4 cloves minced garlicgarlic
3/4 cup olive oilolive-oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegarred-wine-vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons capers, reserve 1 t. liquidcapers
1/4 cup lemon juicelemon-juice
1/4 teaspoon black pepperpepper
1 teaspoon saltsalt

Instructions (6 steps)

01Combine all salad ingredients except parmesan cheese.
02In a blender mix all dressing ingredients.
03Pour enough dressing to moisten sald to your preference over salad and toss carefully, adding parmesan cheese.
04NOTES: This recipe is NOT written in stone, feel free to up amounts or lessen them according to your likes and dislikes.
05You should have extra dressing which will not be a problem as the dressing is delicious.
06I serve the dressing on the side for those who like a wetter salad.

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