Balsamic Vinaigrette Pasta Salad

Name: Balsamic Vinaigrette Pasta Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) box pipettes pasta or 1 (16 ounce) box bow tie pasta; 1 (8 ounce) bottle balsamic vinaigrette; 2 cups chopped ham; 2 large tomatoes, chopped and seeded; 2 cups lightly steamed asparagus; 1 cup chopped black olives; 1/2 chopped yellow pepper; 1 large carrot, shredded; 2 cups shredded smoked gouda cheese

Submitted by kimbearly

"I have been working on this most of the summer. I am using a balsamic vinaigrette called Cheltam House. Most definitely a sweeter vinaigrette than most! I have never liked "dry" pasta salad--I prefer most pasta salads mayo-based, but I love this salad dressing and wanted to try it on something other than a lettuce salad. I also prefer more veggies than pasta, so adjust the pasta to your style. I also hate soggy cheese and tomatoes in any salad, so I only make enough to eat in one sitting."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 (16 ounce) box pipettes pasta or (16 ounce) box bow tie pasta
1 (8 ounce) bottle balsamic vinaigrette
2 cups chopped ham
2 large tomatoes, chopped and seeded
2 cups lightly steamed asparagus
1 cup chopped black olives
¹⁄₂ chopped yellow pepper
1 large carrot, shredded
2 cups shredded smoked gouda cheese

directions

Clean and chop all veggies.
Boil pasta till al dente.
Add any veggies that you prefer lightly cooked to boiling pasta in the last 3 minutes of boiling (mine would be asparagus and carrots).
Drain pasta/veggies and rinse in cold water to stop cooking.
Add all veggies to pasta and mix.
Add ham.
Pour balsamic vinaigrette onto the pasta and mix--you can use less than the whole bottle but I prefer mine "soupy".
Serve immediately with the Gouda sprinkled over the top.