By Carlee LaRue
Mediterranean Pasta Salad
3 steps
Prep:12minCook:10min
You'll love this easy pasta salad recipe! It's a great one to make ahead - if you're bringing it to a picnic, prep it up to a day in advance.
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:19:11 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
49
Low
Glycemic Load
25
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories441.4 kcal (22%)
Total Fat20.8 g (30%)
Carbs50.8 g (20%)
Sugars5 g (6%)
Protein14.5 g (29%)
Sodium583.5 mg (29%)
Fiber5.5 g (20%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
6 servings
3 cupsfusilli pasta
uncooked, or gluten free vegetable pasta noodles
2 heaping cupscherry tomatoes
halved
1 ½ cupschickpeas
cooked, drained and rinsed
2 cupsarugula
1 cupPersian cucumbers
sliced into thin half moons
1 cupcrumbled feta cheese
1 cupbasil leaves
torn
½ cupparsley
minced
½ cupmint
chopped
¼ cuptoasted pine nuts
¼ cupextra-virgin olive oil
more for drizzling
3 tablespoonslemon juice
1 teaspoondijon mustard
3garlic cloves
minced
1 teaspoonherbes de Provence
or dried Italian seasoning
¼ teaspoonred pepper flakes
¾ teaspoonsea salt
Instructions
Step 1
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Prepare the pasta according to the package directions, or until slightly past al dente.
Step 2
Meanwhile, make the dressing. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, garlic, herbes de Provence, red pepper flakes, and salt. (Note: the dressing will have a strong flavor, it’ll mellow once it coats all of the pasta salad ingredients).
Step 3
Drain the pasta, toss it with a little olive oil (so that it doesn’t stick together) and let it cool to room temp. Transfer to a large bowl with the tomatoes, chickpeas, arugula, cucumbers, feta cheese, basil, parsley, mint, and pine nuts. Pour the dressing and toss to coat. Season to taste with more lemon, salt, pepper, and/or a drizzle of olive oil, if desired, and serve.
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