Delicious Cold Spaghetti Salad / Easy Summer Meal ❤️

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Feta cheese provides a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is more affordable and has a neutral flavor.

Break the spaghetti into four pieces and drop it into a bowl.

Boil water and add salt, then add the spaghetti to the boiling water.

Follow the package directions to cook the spaghetti until ready, then rinse it under cold running water.

Add a little olive oil to the rinsed spaghetti to prevent sticking and place it in the fridge to chill.

Prepare the vegetables: cut the cucumber in half lengthwise, then into small pieces without removing the skin.

Dice the yellow bell pepper into small pieces, using the whole pepper.

Cut the cherry tomatoes in half, using 2 cups.

Julienne half of a red onion for easier removal if someone doesn't like onions.

Combine the chilled spaghetti, cherry tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, yellow bell pepper, and black olives in a large bowl.

Add one can of drained hearts of palm to the mixture.

Season with 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano, 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil, and 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes.

Mix the ingredients well and sprinkle freshly grated Parmesan cheese on top.

Pour in 1 1/2 cups of zesty Italian dressing and toss everything together.

Add salt to taste after tossing the salad.

Chop fresh basil leaves, roll them up, and cut them into ribbons before adding them to the salad.

Serve the spaghetti salad cold, optionally with garlic bread or as a side dish.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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