Mediterranean Pasta Salad

INGREDIENTS

1 lb

dried fusili/rotini pasta, (or whichever pasta shape you like - bowties work well in this too)

large cucumber, (diced)

1 pint

grape tomatoes, (sliced in half)

1/2

red onion, (diced)

1 cup

kalamata olives, (pitted and coarsely chopped)

1 cup

green olives, (pitted and coarsely chopped)

1 1/2 cups

crumbled feta cheese

5 oz

hard salami, (sliced into 1/2-inch thick rounds and then quartered)

1/3 cup

olive oil

2 cloves

garlic, (finely minced)

1/8 cup

balsamic vinegar*

1 tbsp

granulated sugar

1 tsp

kosher salt

1/2 tsp

ground black pepper