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One of my favorite main dish salads when it's too hot during the summer to really want to make a big deal out of dinner. All you really need to do is cook the p

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Ingredients

  • about 12 oz. large macaroni pasta (cooked per package ingredients), drained but not rinsed
  • 1/2 cup TOTAL bell pepper, chopped (I used a mixture of red & green bell peppers)
  • about 4-5 different colored sweet mini peppers, seeded and chopped
  • about 10-12 pitted Kalamata olives
  • about 1/2 cup fresh mozzarella cheese (I used pearls, but you could cut the small balls into 1/4s, or cut cubes from a large ball)
  • about 1/4 cup sweet white or yellow onion, thinly sliced (then cut the slices in half)
  • about 1/2 cup (or more) salami or pepperoni slices ~ I cut those into strips, then about 1/4" pieces
  • 2 TB fresh parsley, chopped
  • optional: fresh chopped basil leaves
  • I used about 1/4 cup bottled Italian Red Pepper Vinaigrette dressing ~ any vinaigrette dressing will work

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