Vegetables provide a simple addition to a no-fuss pasta salad. Perfect if you love Italian cuisine.
Italian Pasta Salad
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 18
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1/4 cup marinade from the artichoke hearts
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped basil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped Italian parsley
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Salad
- 1 package (12 oz) rainbow rotini pasta
- 1 jar (12 oz) marinated artichoke hearts, drained, marinade reserved
- 8 oz mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 English (seedless) cucumber, chopped (about 2 cups)
- 1 pint (2 cups) cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1 cup sliced radishes
- 1 stalk celery, chopped (1/3 cup)
- 1/3 cup sliced green olives
- 4 medium green onions, sliced (1/4 cup)
Instructions
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Step1In small jar with tight-fitting lid, shake dressing ingredients.
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Step2Cook pasta as directed on package; drain. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well.
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Step3In large bowl, stir together remaining salad ingredients with pasta. Pour dressing over top; toss gently to coat. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition
130
Calories
5g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
16g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 130
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 9%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 210mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 150mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 16g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 10%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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