America's Favorite Pasta Salad | Recipe Reader

Ingredients

• ***For the red wine vinaigrette:***
• 2 cups fresh basil, stemmed and leaves chopped, plus more, to taste, whole leaves, for garnish
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• ***For the pasta salad:***
• 1 (16-ounce) box fusilli pasta
• 3 ounces hard salami, sliced and cut into strips
• 3 ounces smoked turkey, cut into strips
• 1/4 cup provolone cheese, sliced and cut into strips
• 1/4 cup Asiago cheese, grated
• 2 tablespoons green olives, halved and pitted
• 2 tablespoons roasted red peppers, cut into strips
• 1/4 teaspoon salt