Tomato Feta Pasta Salad

Tomato Feta Pasta Salad is a salad that serves 8. For $3.25 per serving, this recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 12g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 405 calories. This recipe is liked by 975 foodies and cooks. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic clove, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Garnish with Lemon. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 85%, this dish is awesome. Tomato Feta Pasta Salad, Vegan Tomato and Feta Pasta Salad, and Pesto, Feta, and Cherry Tomato Pasta Salad are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 cup basil, julienned

¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

3 teaspoon capers, drained

½ pound spiral pasta, cooked al dente

1 cup feta cheese, crumbled

1 garlic clove, diced

1 pound grape tomatoes, halved

1 cup kalamata olives, pitted and diced

¾ cup good olive oil

1 cup freshly grated Parmesan

¼ cup red wine vinegar

½ cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained

¾ cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped

Equipment:

pot

food processor

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water with a splash of oil to keep it from sticking together. Drain well and set aside to cool slightly. Place the pasta in a large bowl and add the tomatoes, olives, feta and chopped sun-dried tomatoes.To make the dressing: In a food processor, combine the sun-dried tomatoes, vinegar, olive oil, garlic, capers, and pepper and pulse until almost smooth.Pour the dressing over the pasta, sprinkle with the Parmesan and basil and toss well. Stir gently before serving.

 

Step by step:


1. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water with a splash of oil to keep it from sticking together.

2. Drain well and set aside to cool slightly.

3. Place the pasta in a large bowl and add the tomatoes, olives, feta and chopped sun-dried tomatoes.To make the dressing: In a food processor, combine the sun-dried tomatoes, vinegar, olive oil, garlic, capers, and pepper and pulse until almost smooth.

4. Pour the dressing over the pasta, sprinkle with the Parmesan and basil and toss well. Stir gently before serving.


Nutrition Information:

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404k Calories
12g Protein
30g Total Fat
22g Carbs
18% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
404k
20%

Fat
30g
48%

  Saturated Fat
8g
51%

Carbohydrates
22g
8%

  Sugar
9g
10%

Cholesterol
25mg
8%

Sodium
739mg
32%

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Protein
12g
24%

Vitamin K
37µg
36%

Calcium
283mg
28%

Manganese
0.55mg
27%

Vitamin E
3mg
26%

Phosphorus
245mg
25%

Potassium
782mg
22%

Vitamin A
1025IU
21%

Selenium
14µg
20%

Vitamin C
15mg
18%

Vitamin B2
0.31mg
18%

Copper
0.36mg
18%

Fiber
3g
16%

Iron
2mg
15%

Magnesium
58mg
15%

Vitamin B3
2mg
12%

Vitamin B6
0.22mg
11%

Vitamin B1
0.16mg
10%

Zinc
1mg
10%

Folate
31µg
8%

Vitamin B12
0.47µg
8%

Vitamin B5
0.69mg
7%

covered percent of daily need
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