jeff's special pasta salad

Ingredients For jeff's special pasta salad

• 1 lb

  vermicelli, uncooked
• 1/4 lb

  pasta shells, uncooked
• 1/4 lb

  rotini pasta, uncooked
• 1/3 c

  romano cheese, grated
• 1/2 c

  green pepper, diced
• 1/4 c

  red onion, diced
• 1/4 c

  fresh tomato, seeded and diced
• 1/4 c

  carrot, thin sliced or diced (optional)
• 1/4 c

  sliced black olives (optional)
• DRESSING
• 12 oz

  bottled italian salad dressing ( i use wishbone)
• 1 c

  mayonnaise (do not substitute)
• 1/4 c

  dijon mustard
• 1 Tbsp

  sugar
• 1/4 c

  dried parsley flakes
• 1 Tbsp

  dried basil
• 1 1/2 tsp

  dried oregano
• 1 1/2 Tbsp

  black pepper (use less if freshly ground)
• 1 1/2 tsp

  salt ( i use sea salt)