Muffuletta Pasta Salad

Submitted by dawnedd

"Easy side dish based on the famous Muffaletta sandwich of New Orleans' Central Grocery"

 

• Ready In: 28mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 8 Cups
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 (1 lb) box rotini pasta (corkscrew)
• 1⁄4 lb finely diced ham
• 1⁄4 lb sliced genoa salami (in thin strips)
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 (14 ounce) jar crushed olives, and giardinara mix

directions

1. Prepare the pasta in salted water boiling 8 minutes until al dente.
2. Drain Pasta and put in a shallow bowl.
3. Add to the pasta the jar of Olive Mix (if you can't find Muffulata mix a mixture of crushed olives and finely chopped giardinara in oil will suffice).
4. Add other ingredients and incoroporate well with a spoon until mixed.
5. if too dry you can add a cup or so of homemade red wine vinaigrette until the salad moist enough for your taste.
6. Cover and refrigerate overnight for best flavor.
7. Serve as a side dish with italian bread sticks for garnish.