Pasta Salad with Spinach, Sun-dried Tomatoes and Mozzarella

"I’ve always loved the idea of having a “signature” thing. By thing, I mean a signature scent, a signature cocktail, a signature something that people know they can expect when they come to our home. My mom’s signature dish is chicken marsala. When I was a kid, her signature perfume was Dune by Christian Dior. Let’s just say she had a lot of signatures. Enter my house pasta salad. This is a classic—one that can be served for dinner or taken to a potluck. The flavors aren’t anything wild, but they work so well together and taste different enough from your traditional pasta salad. This is one of Eddie’s favorite dishes of all time. I surprise him with it as a side dish for some Monday night dinners and it makes an appearance at most cookouts, too. It’s a sure winner every time."