Antipasto Salad Recipe
This colorful salad is a tasty crowd-pleaser. Guests love the homemade, from-scratch dressing, which is a nice change from bottled Italian.
* 50 Servings
* Prep: 1 hour + marinating
Ingredients
* 2 packages (1 pound each) spiral pasta
* 4 cups chopped green peppers
* 4 cups chopped seeded tomatoes
* 3 cups chopped onions
* 2 cans (15 ounces each) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
* 1 pound thinly sliced Genoa salami, julienned
* 1 pound sliced pepperoni, julienned
* 1/2 pound provolone cheese, cubed
* 1 cup pitted ripe olives, halved
* 1-1/2 cups olive oil
* 1 cup red wine vinegar
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 2 tablespoons dried oregano
* 2 teaspoons salt
* 1 teaspoon pepper
Directions
* Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse in cold water. In several large bowls, combine the pasta, green peppers, tomatoes, onions, beans, salami, pepperoni, cheese and olives.
* In a large bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, sugar, oregano, salt and pepper. Pour over pasta salad; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Yield: 50 (3/4-cup) servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (3/4 cup) equals 214 calories, 15 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 19 mg cholesterol, 514 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g protein.
Antipasto Salad published in Taste of Home February/March 2006, p39
Tip
Seeding Tomatoes
Summer is the perfect time of year to enjoy fresh juicy tomatoes in all types of recipes. It's usually not necessary to remove the seeds from tomatoes before using. But for some recipes, seeding the tomatoes can improve the dish's appearance or eliminate excess moisture. For example, it's not important to seed tomatoes when preparing a tossed salad. But it's nice to remove the seeds when making creamy tomato soup to ensure a smooth texture. And using seeded tomatoes when assembling a casserole can prevent it from becoming watery. To remove the seeds from a tomato, cut it in half horizontally and remove the stem. Holding a tomato half over a bowl or sink, scrape out seeds with a small spoon or squeeze the tomato to force out the seeds. Then slice or dice as directed in the recipe.
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