My Favorite Pasta Salad

Yesterday for dinner Joe grilled some salmon burgers.  Yum!  To accompany the burgers I decided to make my favorite pasta salad.  It's so simple to make and a great summer time side to any dish.

Red onions chopped

Pasta cooked.  I used tiny shells but I prefer any try-color

pasta.

Finished Dish!

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Simple Summer Pasta Salad

1 small - med red onion chopped

1 package/block of your favorite cheese ( Provolone, Monterey Jack, Swiss work well) cubed

1 can black olives sliced

1/2  to 1 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese 

1 cup salami diced (optional)

1 box (1lb) of your favorite tricolor pasta or any macaroni type pasta you may have on hand

1 - 8oz bottle of your favorite Italian dressing.  If you only have a larger bottle on hand only use half of the bottle.

Cook pasta according to direction on package.   Drain and let cool.  Cut red onion, cheese, olives and optional salami set aside.  Once the pasta is cool add red onion, cheese, olives and salami and dressing.  Mix well.  Then slowly add parmigiano-reggiano cheese.  Start with a 1/2 cup and mix.  Taste.  Slowly add more if you feel it needs it.   Cover and refrigerate approx 1-2 hours.  

This tastes even better the next day!  

Enjoy!

XO,

K