Whats a really good recipe for pasta salad?!

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Tortellini pasta salad

Ingredients
1 package [19 oz.] frozen Cheese Tortellini
1/4 cup roasted red pepper, sliced
1 small bottle artichoke hearts, drained, chopped
3/4 cup broccoli, chopped
1/4 cup sun dried tomato, packed in olive oil, sliced
1/4 cup black olives, chopped
1/4 cup white onion, diced
3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, preferably Reggiano
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3/4 cup Hellmann’s mayonnaise
coarse salt
freshly ground pepper

Method
Boil the pasta in plenty of salted water until al dente. If you want to hold the pasta until the next day, then undercook it as the dressing will soften it further. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl. Add the pasta and mix well. Taste for seasoning. Serve immediately.

Note: This recipe has endless variations. Use your favorite vegetables; use a very high quality salad dressing instead of the olive oil for added flavor; add roasted garlic, add bottled mushrooms; substitute other pastas; use Nicoise or Kalamata olives, use Pimento-stuffed green olive; add an herb like thyme or oregano; add capers; pickled jalapeno slices; add a flavorful mustard or a dash of hot sauce; add tuna or cooked chicken for a Tuna or Chicken Pasta dish

2 cucumbers, peeled & chopped
3 lg tomatoes, chopped
1 md onion, finely chopped
1 lg green bell pepper, seeded & chopped
1 sm can sliced black olives, drained
1 bx rotini pasta, cooked & cooled in ice water
1 pkg pepperoni, quartered
1/2 c grated parmesan cheese
1 btl fat free italian salad dressing

Chop everything combine. Best to chill couple of hours before serving.

I'm a sucker for anything with pesto in it, so I'd have to offer up this delicious (and easy to make!) pesto pasta salad recipe - http://www.netplaces.com/meals-on-a-budget/slightly-sumptuous-salads/pesto-pasta-salad.htm

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