A Little Bit of Spring – Pasta Salad

I am totally over wintertime. I hate being cold all the time and as a tightwad I refuse to turn up the heat. I just want it to be sunny and warm outside. I am ready for Spring. Unfortunately, Spring is a long ways away. Today’s weather was beautiful…until you went outside. It was bright and sunny and very cold. As I stared out the window I thought that I would love a nice flavorful, and refreshing spring dish. Pasta salad is the epitome of springtime fare, and I wanted some. Surprisingly I had everything I needed to make a very tasty pasta salad. After taking the pictures I threw in some tuna in a pouch and it was a wonderful lunch.

Springtime Pasta Salad
11 oz. small pasta
3 cloves garlic
handful of halved grape tomatoes
1 small can sliced black olives ( if you have kalamata olives use those instead)
1/4 cup chopped roasted red bell pepper
handful of Italian parsley chopped
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
7 T Extra virgin olive oil
4T white wine vinegar
salt & pepper

Cook pasta and garlic in pot, drain. Set aside garlic. Toss pasta, tomatoes, parsley, olives, onion, and peppers in a bowl. Mash garlic with some salt, add to salad. Whisk oil, vinegar, and salt&pepper in separate bowl then pour and toss over salad.Mix in Feta, then serve.

Add tuna for a complete meal!

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Springtime Pasta Salad

Ingredients

• 11 oz . small pasta
• 3 cloves garlic
• handful of halved grape tomatoes
• 1 small can sliced black olives if you have kalamata olives use those instead
• 1/4 cup chopped roasted red bell pepper
• handful of Italian parsley chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped red onion
• 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 7 T Extra virgin olive oil
• 4 T white wine vinegar
• salt & pepper

Instructions

1. Cook pasta and garlic in pot, drain. Set aside garlic. Toss pasta, tomatoes, parsley, olives, onion, and peppers in a bowl. Mash garlic with some salt, add to salad. Whisk oil, vinegar, and salt&pepper in separate bowl then pour and toss over salad.Mix in Feta, then serve.

Recipe Notes

Add tuna for a complete meal!