cool italian

it's hot. i'm not cooking.
this calls for leftovers and a stockpile of the usual ingredients
with variations depending on really what's available and how ambitious
you are. today i'm not.

romaine
one large carrot, shredded
1/2c dried tomatoes
1/2c diced mozarella cheese
1-2 oz salami, sliced julienne
couple spoonfuls sliced black olives
1/4 sliced red onion
2 cups cooked rigatoni or rotini, refrigerated

kens' creamy ceasar or marie's garlic italian dressing
texas toast ceasar croutons

chop up enough lettuce, put in big bowl with carrots
in another bowl, mix all the other ingredients except croutons.
chill to meld flavors for an hour or so.

dish out vegetables, pasta salad on top, croutons as desired.

i haven't found a wine that quite works with this yet. maybe the menage a trois
table red. the sharp flavors do not work with a cabernet or shiraz. maybe go white???