Easy Healthy Pasta Salad
A lot of my recipes have been looking similar lately. Summer produce, raw, fresh, herbs. MOSTLY BECAUSE IT IS 300 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I CAN'T STOMACH ANYTHING THAT MAKES ME TURN MY OVEN ON.
This is truly SO flavorful, Mediterranean, and EASY. I used chickpea pasta for some extra fiber and protein but any pasta would work great!
ingredients:
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Chickpea Pasta (or pasta of choice)
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fresh basil
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fresh parsley
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fresh mint
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1/4 cup olives
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1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
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1/2 cup cucumber slices
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2-3 chopped garlic cloves
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1/2 thinly sliced red onion
dressing:
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1/3 cup olive oil
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2 tbsp dijon mustard
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juice of 1 lemon
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salt, pepper
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garlic powder
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crushed red pepper flakes
You can watch this HERE!
instructions:
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Cook pasta a little 1-2 minutes past the instructions on the box. You want it to be a little more than al dente.
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Make the dressing and chop the fresh produce/ herbs.
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Assemble the pasta salad and enjoy! If using chickpea pasta, this will only last 2-3 days, best consumed asap! Other pastas will last longer!
