Pasta salad

NZ Woman's Weekly 16/3/2010

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Salads aren't only side dishes or accompaniments to mains - a good salad can be a feature dish in itself! A fresh salad meal gives you the opportunity to combine lots of different flavours and textures in one bowl.

Ingredients

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350 g	Pasta shapes
1 tbsp	Olive oil
3	Chorizo sausages
½ cup	Kalamata olives
½ cup	Sundried tomatoes in oil
½ cup	Tasty cheese
¼ cup	Parsley
1 tbsp	Balsamic vinegar
1 to taste	Salt & freshly ground pepper
2 tbsp	Olive oil

Directions

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook pasta for 8 to 10 minutes or until just tender.
Drain pasta and drizzle with olive oil. Shake to separate pieces. Allow to cool to room temperature.
Place pasta in a large bowl and add sliced chorizo, kalamata olives, roughly chopped sundried tomatoes, cubed tasty cheese and chopped parsley.
Mix together balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoon oil from the sundried tomatoes and 2 tablespoon oil then drizzle over salad.