Pasta Muffuleta Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups stuffed green olives, drained, chopped, juice reserved
• 1 cup greek olive, pitted & chopped
• 1/4 cup olive juice
• 1/2 cup chopped pimiento
• 1 cup giardiniera, drained and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 anchovy fillets, minced
• 2 tablespoons capers
• 3/4 cup fresh parsley, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, minced or 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• dried red pepper flakes
• 2/3 cup olive oil
• 1 lb gnocchi
• 1/4 lb mortadella, thinly sliced and julliened
• 1/8 lb prosciutto, thinly sliced and julliened
• 1/4 lb provolone cheese or 1/4 lb monterey jack cheese, cubed
• 1/4 lb genoa salami, thinly sliced
• greek olive (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 combine chopped olives, olive juice, pimiento, gardiniera, garlic, anchovies, capers, parsley, oregano. crushed red pepper and olive oil. let stand overnight.
• 2 cook pasta until very al dente. drain and toss in large bowl with olive salad mixture. cool to room temperature, occasionally stirring pasta to coat thoroughly.
• 3 add meats and cheeses to pasta. serve with salami on side and garnish with a few whole olives.