Italian Soups and Salads Recipes - Prosciutto and Radiatore Salad

Ingredients            

• 1 cups dried radiatore pasta

• 1 small yellow summer squash or zucchini, quartered lengthwise and sliced

• 1/2 cup loose-pack frozen peas

• 2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped

• 2 ounces prosciutto or cooked ham, chopped (about 1/3 cup)

• 1/4 cup snipped fresh basil

• 1/3 cup bottled balsamic vinaigrette

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Method:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions; add yellow summer squash and peas to pasta for the last minute of cooking. Drain. Rinse with cold water; drain again,

2. In a large bowl combine pasta-vegetable mixture, tomatoes, prosciutto, and basil. Pour vinaigrette over pasta mixture; toss lightly to coat.