Super Easy Pasta Salad
Bursting with vibrant Mediterranean flavors, this Super Easy Pasta Salad is the perfect quick and delicious dish for any occasion! Featuring bite-sized rotini (or your choice of pasta), crisp cherry tomatoes, refreshing cucumber, sweet red bell pepper, and tangy red onion, this salad is a veggie-packed delight. Tossed with a zesty homemade dressing made with extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, and aromatic oregano, it delivers a fresh, bold taste in every bite. Crumbled feta cheese and briny black olives add a creamy, salty touch that ties everything together beautifully. Ready in just 25 minutes and served best chilled, this pasta salad is ideal as a light lunch, picnic favorite, or vibrant side dish. Easy to prepare, wholesome, and crowd-pleasing—this recipe will quickly become a household favorite!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 300 grams Pasta (rotini, penne, or bowtie)
- 1 cup Cherry tomatoes
- 1 medium Cucumber
- 1 large Red bell pepper
- 0.5 medium Red onion
- 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 Dried oregano
- 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 it down. Set aside.
While the pasta is cooking, prepare the vegetables. Halve the cherry tomatoes, dice the cucumber, chop the red bell pepper into bite-sized pieces, and thinly slice the red onion.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked pasta, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red bell pepper, red onion, and sliced black olives.
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, minced garlic, dried oregano, salt, and black pepper to create the dressing.
Pour the dressing over the pasta and vegetables. Toss well to coat all the ingredients evenly.
Add the crumbled feta cheese and gently mix it into the salad.
Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to meld. Serve chilled or at room temperature and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
791 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 24.4 g | 31% | |
| Saturated Fat | 4.8 g | 24% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Sodium | 1041 mg | 45% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 123.4 g | 45% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 15.3 g | 55% | |
| Total Sugars | 15.9 g | ||
| Protein | 23.3 g | 47% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 164 mg | 13% | |
| Iron | 6.6 mg | 37% | |
| Potassium | 1203 mg | 26% | |
*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.
