Healthy Italian Pasta Salad
This Healthy Italian Pasta salad has it all, it's simple, delicious, colourful and fresh. It's great to serve as a side dish or eat on its own!
Servings: 4
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Ingredients
- 300 g short pasta (I’ve used sea shell pasta)
- 250 g cooked or canned chickpeas
- 250 g cherry tomatoes
- 2 medium cucumbers
- 100 g black olives
- 150 g marinated artichokes
- 2 big handfuls arugula leaves (rocket)
- 60 g Parmigiano Reggiano (parmesan cheese)
Dressing
- 4-5 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 4 tablespoon vinegar or 1 lemon squeezed
- 1 bunch chopped parsley leaves
- Salt to taste
- Red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Cook pasta in heavily salted boiling water until al dente (make sure not to overcook the pasta)
- While the pasta is cooking, make the Italian salad dressing by combining the ingredients in a large serving bowl and whisk.
- Chop the cucumber, cherry tomatoes, olives and artichokes into bite sized pieces
- When the pasta is finished cooking, drain it and let it cool down a little. Add the pasta straight into the serving bowl and mix into the dressing while it's still slightly warm
- Add the chopped vegetables along with the chickpeas and arugula leaves and mix together. Top with grated parmesan cheese and serve your Healthy Italian Pasta Salad!
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