Rasta Pasta Salad

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:34 pm

Ingredients:
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1 lb 5-color rotini (or 3-color pasta if you can't find 5-color)
cooked and cooled.

The rest of these ingredients can be added in any ratio--depends what
you like best.

1 can hearts of palm, sliced and/or
1 can water packed artichoke hearts, quartered
kalamata olives (or just plain old black olives) pitted and halved
fresh mushrooms, cut into chunks
red and yellow tomatoes, cut into chunks
red, yellow, green, (purple, orange?) peppers cut into strips
(asparagus? you be the judge)
Chunks of mozzarella cheese are optional.

Balsamic Vinegar Dressing:
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Balsamic vinegar and olive oil in a ratio you can live with, plus dry
mustard, a little bit of honey, crushed rosemary leaves, and pressed
garlic. Mix it all together and let it stand for a while so the flavors
blend.

Put it on the salad and stir. No problem.
Tessie2