Mom's Antipasto Salad

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb small shell pasta
• 1 green bell pepper, cut into small pieces
• 1 small red onion, diced
• 1 large tomato, cut in 1/2 cubes
• 1/4 lb pepperoni, cut in 1/4 cubes
• 1/4 lb genoa salami, cut in 1/4 cubes
• 1/2 lb mozzarella cheese, cut in 1/4 cubes
• 8 ounces black olives, drained and sliced
• 8 ounces green olives, drained and sliced
• 8 ounces italian dressing (kraft house brand)
• dried oregano, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• parmesan cheese, grated, to taste
• canned artichoke heart (optional)
• pepperoncini pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 prepare pasta as directed on box.
• 2 meanwhile, cut remaining ingredients.
• 3 drain pasta and rinse with cold water to cool (you do not want mozzarella cheese to melt; you want it to remain in cubes).
• 4 add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• 5 if you make the salad a day in advance, the flavors will blend, but it soaks up the dressing and you may need to add more before serving.