How to Make Easy Pasta Salad with Yogurt Dressing | The Frugal Chef

pasta

🥗Healthier: whole grain pasta

💰Cheaper: pasta

Whole grain pasta is more nutritious.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

Cook 8 ounces of penne pasta until al dente and drain it.

Chop 2 skinny stalks of celery diagonally and add to the pasta.

Add about 1 tablespoon of celery leaves to the bowl.

Chop and add 1 tablespoon of fresh basil.

Chop and add 1.5 tablespoons of parsley.

Finely slice and add 1/4 cup of red onion.

Cut 8 cherry tomatoes into fourths and add to the bowl.

Add about 1/3 cup of feta cheese to the mixture.

Smash and salt 1 garlic clove, then puree it with the back of a spoon.

Transfer the garlic puree to a bowl.

Add 1/2 cup of plain Greek yogurt to the bowl with garlic.

Zest 1 teaspoon of lemon into the bowl.

Squeeze about 2 tablespoons of lemon juice into the bowl.

Add 1/3 cup of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of champagne vinegar to the dressing.

Season the dressing with salt and pepper, then mix well.

Taste the dressing and adjust salt if necessary.

Dress the salad with the yogurt dressing and toss everything together.

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