Pasta Salad

This Italian pepperoni pasta salad is ideal for summer picnics, camping and potlucks.  It offers pasta, veggies, cheese and pepperoni fill with a zesty Italian dressing. It is easy to make, easy to transport and easy to enjoy!

Ingredients:
1 lb box of small shell macaroni

3/4 cup olive oil
3 tbsp white sugar
2 tbsp ground Oregano
1 7 oz jar chopped green olives, drained
1/2 cup white vinegar
4 oz chopped salami
4 oz chopped pepperoni
4 oz diced provolone cheese
Chopped green onions to taste; 1-2 bunches
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 small can sliced black olives, drained


Directions:
Cook macaroni till done, drain
In a bowl dissolve sugar in vinegar, then add the oil and oregano
Put everything else together with the pasta
Add the mixture of vinegar and oil
Mix well

Chill for 24 hours before serving

Tupps Tidbits:  You can use different kinds of macaroni.  We used Garden Rotini.  Pepperoni minis are made just for this type of recipe.

One of the reasons we like this pasta salad is because of the chucks of cheese and pepperoni. Laziness won and we got the Hormel mini pepperoni so we didn't have to cut the pepperoni.  KEEPER in our house!
  

where did we find this one?  Deanna's sister