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Rasta Pasta Salad

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Recipe from Cynthia J. Gibas

• 1 lb 5-color rotini (or 3-color pasta if you can't find 5-color) cooked and cooled.

The rest of these ingredients can be added in any ratio--depends what you like best.

• 1 can hearts of palm, sliced and/or 1 can water packed artichoke hearts, quartered
  
• kalamata olives (or just plain old black olives) pitted and halved
  
• fresh mushrooms, cut into chunks
  
• red and yellow tomatoes, cut into chunks
  
• red, yellow, green, (purple, orange?) peppers cut into strips
  
• asparagus? you be the judge
  
• Chunks of mozzarella cheese are optional.

Balsamic Vinegar Dressing:

Balsamic vinegar and olive oil in a ratio you can live with, plus dry mustard, a little bit of honey, crushed rosemary leaves, and pressed garlic. Mix it all together and let it stand for a while so the flavors blend.

Put it on the salad and stir. No problem.

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