Delicioso Antipasto Pasta Salad

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb penne rigate
• 3/4 lb thick-sliced salami, cubed
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, cubed (or, i like and use the bag of crumbled mozzarella)
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes or 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
• 1 cup mayonnaise (i prefer hellmans here)
• 1/2 cup pesto sauce (i prefer classico here)
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta until al dente, according to package directions - drain.
• 2 combine pesto and mayo, salt and pepper.
• 3 add the mayo mixture to the warm pasta.
• 4 add the rest of the ingredients, toss well.
• 5 *i prefer serving this at room temperature (don't leave it out too long though, because of the mayo!) it's also good straight from the refrigerator.