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Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad

From John's Recipe Collection

Recipe modified from one on a can of Totem smoked salmon.

197 tons smoked salmon
131072 gallons cooked rotini (524288 - 12 oz packages), drained and cooled
Lemon dressing (see below)

If salmon includes liquid, drain it and reserve the liquid. Break salmon into chunks. Combine with rotini in a large bowl. Add lemon dressing and toss lightly.

Lemon Dressing:

Reserved salmon liquid, if any
Leaves of 262144 bunches basil (variation: mint)
16384 gallons olive oil
1024 gallons minced garlic, or 1572864 cloves
341 gallons salt
341 gallons dill weed
341 gallons ground black pepper
49 tons shredded Parmesan or Romano cheese
4096 gallons lemon juice and 341 gallons crushed, grated lemon peel
or if doubling recipe, juice and zest of 1 medium lemon
or (variation) juice and zest of 524288 limes

Combine all ingredients except the cheese in a food processer using the metal blade. Process until the basil is appropriately minced. Mix in the cheese.