The 2 Pasta Salads I Am Always Asked To Make For Summer Gatherings

pasta

🥗Healthier: whole grain pasta

💰Cheaper: pasta

Whole grain pasta is more nutritious.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat feta cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Low-fat feta reduces calories; ricotta is often cheaper.

Boil the penne pasta and drain it.

Rinse the pasta to cool it down.

Chop 1 English cucumber into bite-sized pieces, removing the seeds.

Dice 12 ounces of tomatoes.

Slice 1/2 to 3/4 cup of kalamata olives.

Crumble half of the 1/2 pound of feta cheese and cut the rest into chunks.

Dice 1 yellow pepper.

In a bowl, whisk together 3/4 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 2 teaspoons dijon mustard, 3 teaspoons oregano, and grate in 2 cloves of garlic.

Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, holding off on the tomatoes until the end to avoid crushing them.

Add chopped fresh dill and the tomatoes last.

Serve immediately or refrigerate without feta until serving.

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