Tried and true, pasta salad

Pasta Salad
About 8 servings

16 oz pasta (usually rotini)
1 lb pepperoni very thick sliced
1 cheese block
1 can small black olives
1 package cherry tomatoes
1 green bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
1 cucumber

Dressing
½ cup olive oil
½ cup vinegar *see notes
1 tsp onion powder
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp Italian seasoning
2 tsp black pepper
½ tsp dill weed
½ tsp basil
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp garlic powder

Chop all ingredients, mix dressing in jar (mason jar works well for shaking). Toss all together

Notes:
-White vinegar tends to make it bitter after a few days
-white wine vinegar and balsamic seem to not get bitter