Description
This quick and easy pasta salad is a refreshing side dish you can make in 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 ounces rotini (or any other pasta shape)
- 1 medium cucumber (chopped)
- 1 pint grape tomatoes (halved)
- 1 small bell pepper (chopped)
- ¼ cup finely diced red onion
- 1 cup Italian dressing
- ⅔ cup feta cheese (crumbled)
- ¼ cup sliced black olives
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- salt and black pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Step: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a big pinch of salt and the pasta. Cook it according to the package directions. Drain the pasta in a colander and rinse it under cold water to cool down. Let the pasta sit in the colander while you prepare the vegetables.
- Step: Cut the cucumber, grape tomatoes, bell pepper, and red onion into small pieces.
- Step: In a big bowl, add the cooled pasta, chopped vegetables, Italian dressing, feta cheese, olives, and fresh parsley. Season with salt and black pepper to taste then toss everything together.
- Step: At this point, the pasta salad is ready to eat, or you can chill it in the fridge for an hour.
Notes
For homemade Italian dressing, whisk together: ½ cup olive oil, ¼ cup red wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon honey, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, 1 clove garlic (minced), and salt & pepper to taste.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 310 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 18 mg
Keywords: pasta salad, cold salad, side dish, vegetarian, picnic recipe