Picnic Pasta Salad

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Recipe video made by Michelle Published on 04/24/2020, viewed by 2029 , 0 Comments
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I love this dish as a summery side dish. Feel free to throw in your favorite veggies. Sometimes I like to add fresh corn, carrots, pea pods, or whatever is fresh!

What you will need

1/4 Sweet Onion

1 pint Cherry Tomato

1 Cucumber

16 oz Fusilli

3 Tbsp Olive Oil

2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

1/4 tsp Salt

1/4 tsp Black Pepper

5 oz sliced Pitted Kalamata Olives

5.3 oz Feta

.7 oz packet Italian Salad Dressing Mix

(Nutritional facts 76 calories, 5.68 g fat, 3.01 g carbohydrates, 3.34 g protein, 15 mg cholesterol, 289 mg sodium)

How to cook

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Gather and portion all ingredients.

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Slice off a quarter of an onion and dice as finely as possible.

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Wash and slice the cherry tomatoes in halves or quarters.

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ou prefer. You can also remove the seeds if they are too big and tough.

I like to leave a little bit of peel on my cucumber. Leave the peel on if you prefer. You can also remove the seeds if they are too big and tough.

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 into  1/4 inch slices.

Remove the ends of the cucumber and slice in quarters lengthwise, then chop into 1/4 inch slices.

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ge instructions.

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to package instructions.

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d down. Then add cooled pasta to a large bowl.

Drain the pasta in a colander and run cold water over the pasta until cooled down. Then add cooled pasta to a large bowl.

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Pour the olive oil and apple cider vinegar over the pasta.

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ore later to taste.

Sprinkle the pepper and salt over the pasta. Toss to combine. You can add more later to taste.

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th the pasta.

Toss the tomatoes, sliced kalamata olives, and diced onion into the bowl with the pasta.

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Toss in the crumbled feta and chopped cucumber.

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Sprinkle the seasoning mix over the pasta and mix to combine.

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