Pasta Salad with Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette is Your Go-to Summer Pleaser - Appetito

Ingredients

• For the pasta:
• 1 pound any short, high-quality dried pasta
• 1 pound fresh mozzarella, cubed
• 1 cup salt cured black olive, pitted
• 4 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 cup chopped parsley or torn basil
• For the Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette:
• 1 bulb garlic with the top sliced off horizontally
• 1 cup + 1 teaspoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
• 1/3 cup Red Wine Vinegar
• 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning (or simply oregano)
• Salt u0026amp; Black Pepper to taste