Are you looking for an easy side dish to make for you Memorial Day cookout? Check out this pasta salad recipe (video and printed recipe below). It's one of my favorites!
Healthy Pasta Salad
Ingredients:
12 ounces small shell pasta
18 ounces cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup black olives, sliced (optional)
2 Tablespoons fresh chives or 2 teaspoons minced onion
1/4 cup fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
1 large cucumber
4 Tablespoons white wine vinegar
7 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
-Boil pasta, adding 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder to the water.
-Combine cooked pasta, chopped tomatoes, sliced olives, chopped cucumber, and minced chives (or onion) in a large bowl.
-Add basil, and stir to combine.
-In a small bowl, mix white wine vinegar and olive oil. Stir into salad.
-Add 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder and salt/pepper to taste.
Recipe adapted from Jamie Oliver's Best Pasta Salad
