This was just OK. Mine looked a lot like Janhke's picture. This makes a LOT (I halved the recipe and it still made oodles!!!). This doesn't lend itself well to left-overs (dries up even though I covered it - need to add add'l. oil on 2nd day). I made this for a friend and she liked it but didn't rave about it either. It is time consuming and expensive to prepare (meats, cheese and veggies are pricey and there's a lot of preparation involved - chopping, dicing, etc.). The homemade vinaigrette is yummy, and I'll probably make that again. I subbed small grape tomatoes for whole ones (some I sliced in half), omitted the red bell pepper (too pricey), subbed tri-colored rotini pasta for shells and purchased a block of salami & pepperoni (whatever was on sale) fron the deli and cubed it myself. Because I do not enjoy the firm texture of Asagio cheese I subbed cubed mozzarella instead . Be sure to use a good quality olive oil and balsamic for the vinaigrette - it really makes a difference (I think that's why I liked it so much). Thanks for the recipe!
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