Cold Pasta Salad Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 lb corkscrew pasta (or whatever pasta you like for salad)
• 1 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2/3 cup good quality red wine vinegar
• 4 cloves crushed garlic
• 3 teaspoons fresh snipped basil (or 1 tsp dry)
• 3 teaspoons fresh snipped tarragon (or 1 tsp dry)
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 small jars marinated artichoke hearts with juice ( I only use Cara Mia brand!!)
• blanched broccoli flowerettes (use you judgement on how many)
• blanched Chinese pea pods ( use your judgement on how many) If they are very long, I cut them in half.
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 1 large can sliced black olives, drained (more if you like. (This isn't rocket science)
• 1/2 cup packed freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• You can add any other vegetables you like or some chopped cooked chicken too. We like it just as written.