Mediterranean Pasta Salad

  • Prep: 35 Mins / Cook: 15 Mins
  • Serves 2
  • easy

A simple, vegetarian pasta salad with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, peppers, feta cheese and onions. A classic Mediterranean summer recipe!

High Protein

Ingredients

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  • Penne Pasta Penne Pasta 250g 2 & 1/2 cups
  • Sun Dried Tomatoes Sun Dried Tomatoes 3 3
  • Red Bell Pepper Red Bell Pepper 1 1
  • Red Onion Red Onion 1 1
  • Green Olives Green Olives 70g 1/2 cup
  • Black Olives Black Olives 70g 1/2 cup
  • Feta Cheese Feta Cheese 100g 2/3 cup
  • Mustard Mustard 2 tbsp 2 tbsp
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil Extra Virgin Olive Oil 4 tbsp 4 tbsp
  • Balsamic Vinegar Balsamic Vinegar 2 tbsp 2 tbsp
  • Table Salt Table Salt pinch pinch
  • Sweet Paprika Sweet Paprika pinch pinch
  • Dried Oregano Dried Oregano pinch pinch
  • Ground Black Pepper Ground Black Pepper pinch pinch

Instructions

  1. 1.Boil water, add a pinch of salt and cook the pasta for 8-10min, allow to cool under running cold water.
  2. 2.Dice red onion.
  3. 3.Salad dressing: Slowly add vinegar to 2 tbsp mustard and stir to combine, add 4 tbsp olive oil, then add onions and the spices (salt, sweet paprika, oregano, black pepper).
  4. 4.Slice red pepper and sun dried tomatoes into fingertip sized pieces and add to the dressing bowl.
  5. 5.Slice and add olives.
  6. 6.Mix well with cold pasta.
  7. 7.If too dry add 1 tbsp oil at a time.
  8. 8.Slice feta cheese into cubes and add to salad.

Nutritional Information

  • Calories:
    1135
  • Fat:
    67g
  • Sodium:
    2967mg
  • Carbs:
    105g
  • Sugar:
    10g
  • Protein:
    25g

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