Prep Time: 15 mins | Total Time: 15 mins | Servings: 10 side-dish servings
A quick, delicious salad recipe that you can throw together in fifteen minutes! Tender rotini pasta with cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, black olives, and feta cheese coated in Italian dressing. For many, this is the best and the easiest salad recipe. Packed with flavour, textures that snap in your mouth in every bite. Serve this right away or chill in the fridge for a few hours if you want a cold salad. Either way, this is delicious!
Ingredients
1 box (12 ounces) tricolor rotini pasta
1 c chopped cucumber (peeled and seeded, about 1 cucumber)
1 c halved cherry or grape tomatoes
1 c crumbled feta cheese
1 can (2.25 ounces) sliced black olives drained
1/4 c finely diced red onion
1/2 – 1 c Italian salad dressing
How to make Easy Italian Pasta Salad
Step 1: Follow the box directions to prepare the pasta. Note to put 1 to 2 tsp of salt in your pasta water. When done cooking, drain the pasta and run with cold water.
Step 2: In a large bowl, mix the cooled pasta, cucumber, tomatoes, feta cheese, olives, and red onion.
Step 3: Drizzle with Italian dressing and stir. I added around 3/4 cup of dressing and reserve the rest to add to the salad before serving.
Step 4: Serve the salad right away or place in the fridge for several hours before serving. Note: If you like cold salad, refrigerate it first for at least 2 to 4 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 313kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 953mg | Potassium: 223mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 369IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 1mg
Ingredients
- 1 box (12 ounces) tricolor rotini pasta
- 1 c chopped cucumber (peeled and seeded, about 1 cucumber)
- 1 c halved cherry or grape tomatoes
- 1 c crumbled feta cheese
- 1 can (2.25 ounces) sliced black olives drained
- 1/4 c finely diced red onion
- 1/2 - 1 c Italian salad dressing
Instructions
Step 1: Follow the box directions to prepare the pasta. Note to put 1 to 2 tsp of salt in your pasta water. When done cooking, drain the pasta and run with cold water.
Step 2: In a large bowl, mix the cooled pasta, cucumber, tomatoes, feta cheese, olives, and red onion.
Step 3: Drizzle with Italian dressing and stir. I added around 3/4 cup of dressing and reserve the rest to add to the salad before serving.
Step 4: Serve the salad right away or place in the fridge for several hours before serving. Note: If you like cold salad, refrigerate it first for at least 2 to 4 hours before serving.
