Quick and Easy Pasta Salad Recipe

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Goat cheese provides a tangy flavor while being lower in calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a more budget-friendly option with a neutral flavor.

Combine red wine vinegar, juice from a peperoncini jar, dried oregano, salt, and pepper in a large bowl to make the dressing.

Slowly stream in olive oil while whisking until the dressing thickens.

Add warm cooked pasta to the bowl with the dressing.

Slice zucchini into thin disks and add to the bowl.

Slice bell peppers into small thin sticks and add to the bowl.

Thinly slice both the white and green parts of the scallions and add to the bowl.

Quarter the larger cherry tomatoes and halve the smaller ones, then add to the bowl.

Remove the stem from the peperoncinis, slice into thin rings, and add to the bowl (optional).

Add pitted and sliced olives to the bowl.

Add lots of chopped fresh herbs (parsley and basil) to the bowl.

Add grated Parmesan and bite-sized pieces of fresh mozzarella to the bowl.

Toss the pasta salad really well to combine all ingredients.

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