Best Healthy Pasta Dishes: Healthy Pasta Salad
A Healthy Pasta Salad recipe that is easy to make! This cold pasta salad with salami is quick to make and delicious. The perfect side dish!
Servings: 8 1 cup servings
Calories: 343kcal
Ingredients
Salad
- 15 oz fusilli pasta
- 1 cup mini mozzarella balls whole or halved
- 1 1/2 cups halved cherry tomatoes 8 oz
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 1 cup halved & sliced cucumber
- 1/2 cup black olives
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 1/2 cup diced salami 5 oz
- ½ cup red bell pepper diced
Dressing
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice juice of ½ a lemon
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare pasta according to package directions. Make sure to cook until al dente. Once cooked, drain the pasta in a colander. Run cold water over the pasta to stop it from cooking and to cool it down.
- While pasta cooks, make the dressing. In a measuring cup or mason jar with a lid, combine dried thyme, oregano, lemon juice, olive oil, dijon mustard, maple syrup and black pepper. Stir/shake well.
- Prepare your veggies and salami by cutting them and arrange in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the cooled, cooked pasta to the bowl with veggies and salami. Stir in the dressing.
- For best flavor, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put in the fridge to chill for at least 1 hour.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 343kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 314mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 474IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 1mg
