Name: Creamy Italian Pasta Salad
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 8 ounces dry Cavatappi pasta (cork screw shaped with ridges); 3 hard boiled eggs (see here); 1 tablespoon olive oil to fry the Prosciutto; ¼ pound domestic Prosciutto diced (this will be fried crisp so don’t waste your money on imported), also ask the deli to slice it a little thicker than you would normally slice Prosciutto to make it easier to dice; ¼ pound sweet capicola (ask deli to slice one, ¼ pound piece); ¼ pound Genoa salami (ask deli to slice one, ¼ pound piece); ¼ pound baked ham (ask deli to slice one, ¼ pound piece); ¼ pound sharp Provolone cheese (ask deli to slice one, ¼ pound piece); ¼ cup sliced red onion cut against the grain, see tip in notes section below; 1 15.5-ounce can pitted black olives, drained; 1 15.5-ounce chick peas, drained; 12-24 whole pepperoncini, depending on size; 1 10-ounce container grape or cherry tomatoes; 1 12-ounce jar roasted red pepper, drained and sliced into bite sized slices; 1 12-ounce jar fried peppers, drained and sliced (We used Mancini brand found in Italian isle of our supermarket or you can find it online here); ¾ – 1 cup prepared Creamy Italian dressing (See recipe here)

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Creamy Italian Pasta Salad

Yield: 8-10 servings 1x

Prep: 40 minutesCook: 20 minutesTotal: 1 hour

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Ingredients

8 ounces dry Cavatappi pasta (cork screw shaped with ridges)

3 hard boiled eggs (see here)

1 tablespoon olive oil to fry the Prosciutto

1/4 pound domestic Prosciutto diced (this will be fried crisp so don’t waste your money on imported), also ask the deli to slice it a little thicker than you would normally slice Prosciutto to make it easier to dice

1/4 pound sweet capicola (ask deli to slice one, 1/4 pound piece)

1/4 pound Genoa salami (ask deli to slice one, 1/4 pound piece)

1/4 pound baked ham (ask deli to slice one, 1/4 pound piece)

1/4 pound sharp Provolone cheese (ask deli to slice one, 1/4 pound piece)

1/4 cup sliced red onion cut against the grain, see tip in notes section below

1 15.5-ounce can pitted black olives, drained

1 15.5-ounce chick peas, drained

12–24 whole pepperoncini, depending on size

1 10-ounce container grape or cherry tomatoes

1 12-ounce jar roasted red pepper, drained and sliced into bite sized slices

1 12-ounce jar fried peppers, drained and sliced (We used Mancini brand found in Italian isle of our supermarket or you can find it online here)

3/4 – 1 cup prepared Creamy Italian dressing (See recipe here)

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Instructions

Cook the pasta to al dente, drain, rinse and set aside

Cook the eggs and quarter, set aside.

In a small sauté pan, heat the oil over medium high and cook the diced Prosciutto until crispy, about five minutes. Drain on paper towels and set aside.

Dice all of the cold cuts and cheese into small pieces and set aside.

Remove all water from pasta and pat dry with paper towels to remove any excess water.

In a large bowl, toss pasta with cold cuts, cheese, onion, olives, chick peas, pepperoncini, tomatoes, roasted peppers and fried peppers.

Add ¾ cup of the dressing, more if needed and toss to combine.

Top with the hard-boiled eggs and the crispy Prosciutto and serve.

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Notes

Helpful Tip: Sometimes raw red onions are very strong in taste and many people cannot tolerate them in a salad. If you soak the sliced red onion in cold water for 15 minutes, it diminishes the potency of the raw onion. (Thank you for this tip, Sara Moulton!)

Cuisine: Italian Method: Stovetop

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