Risoni/Orzo Salad with Crispy Salami Bits - Your Local Advertiser

Ingredients

• ▢ 250g / 8oz risoni / orzo pasta – 1 1/4 cups (Note 1)
• ▢ 2 tsp salt (for cooking pasta)
• ▢ 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• ▢ 250g/ 8 oz salami slices (chopped into 1.25 cm / 1/2" squares (Note 2))
• ▢ 1 cup sliced kalamata olives (1 x 220g/7oz jar – or other olives or briny things (Note 4))
• ▢ 2 tightly packed cups baby rocket / arugula (torn by hand)
• ▢ 400g/ 14oz cherry tomatoes (quartered (2 1/2 cups))
• ▢ 1 large green capsicum (cut into 1.25cm / 1/2″ squares)
• ▢ 1/2 red onion (finely diced)
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups (tightly packed colby cheese , shredded into short strands)
• ▢ 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• ▢ 3 tbsp red wine vinegar (or white wine vinegar, sub apple cider vinegar)
• ▢ 1 garlic clove (crushed using garlic press or grated using microplane)
• ▢ 1 tsp dried basil
• ▢ 1/4 tsp red chilli flakes (optional)
• ▢ 1 tsp dried oregano
• ▢ 1/2 tsp sugar
• ▢ 1 tsp cooking/kosher salt