Make Your Own Pasta Salad
Craft your perfect cold pasta salad with this customizable "Make Your Own Pasta Salad" recipe, a vibrant and refreshing dish packed with Mediterranean-inspired flavors. Tender al dente pasta forms the base for a colorful medley of fresh cherry tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, tangy red onions, savory black olives, and creamy crumbled feta cheese. Tossed with a zesty homemade dressing made from extra-virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, and aromatic Italian seasoning, this dish is bursting with bold flavors and wholesome ingredients. Ready in just 25 minutes, this easy pasta salad is perfect for meal prep, picnics, or as a healthy side dish. Serve chilled or at room temperature for a crowd-pleasing favorite that can be customized with your favorite mix-ins!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 250 grams pasta (penne, fusilli, or bowtie)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup cucumber, diced
- 0.5 cup red onion, thinly sliced
- 0.5 cup black olives, sliced
- 0.5 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions until al dente. Drain and rinse under cold water to cool the pasta quickly, then set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cherry tomatoes, diced cucumber, sliced red onion, black olives, and crumbled feta cheese.
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper to make the dressing.
Add the cooled pasta to the mixing bowl with the vegetables and toss to combine.
Pour the dressing over the pasta salad and gently toss until everything is evenly coated.
Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt or pepper, if needed.
Refrigerate the pasta salad for at least 30 minutes before serving to let the flavors meld together.
Serve cold or at room temperature. Enjoy your homemade pasta salad!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
1404 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 90.2 g | 116% | |
| Saturated Fat | 27.0 g | 135% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 100 mg | 33% | |
| Sodium | 3485 mg | 152% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 117.7 g | 43% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 14.0 g | 50% | |
| Total Sugars | 17.9 g | ||
| Protein | 35.9 g | 72% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 686 mg | 53% | |
| Iron | 7.6 mg | 42% | |
| Potassium | 1125 mg | 24% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
