Antipasto Pasta Salad

 Ingredients:

corkscrew, bowtie, or casarecce pasta, cooked
1 roasted red bell pepper, diced
salami or pepperoni, cooked and cut into half moons

1 shallot, minced
fresh thyme, chopped
zest of 1 lemon
red wine vinegar
lemon juice
olive oil

1/4 cup grated parmesan
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
a pinch of crushed red pepper
salt, to taste
a large handful of basil leaves, roughly chopped or torn
sin dried tomatoes, chopped
buffalo mozzarella, sliced or torn
1 pack baby arugula
artichoke hearts, quartered

Allow pasta, bell pepper, and salami to cool. 

Whisk the dressing ingredients and set aside.

Toss the salad ingredients together and add the dressing before serving.