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🥗 Mediterranean Pasta Salad

Mediterranean Pasta Salad

⏲ Total Time
3 minutes

🧂 Ingredients

  • 🍝 0.5 lb red lentil pasta
  • 🫒 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 🧅 0.5 red onion
  • 🌰 2 Tbsp pine nuts
  • 🍅 2 tomatoes
  • 🫑 1 jar roasted red peppers
  • 🥒 1 cucumber
  • 🫒 1 cup pitted olives
  • 🧽 1 Tbsp capers
  • 🥫 1 can kidney beans
  • 🌿 1 handful basil
  • 🌿 1 handful parsley
  • 🍷 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 🧂 1 tsp pepper
  • 🧄 3 cloves garlic

🍳 Cookware

  • 1 sauté pan
  • 1 mixing bowl

📝 Instructions

Step 1

Cook red lentil pasta according to directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.

Step 2

Heat sauté pan on medium-high heat. Add olive oil, diced red onion, and pine nuts; sauté for 2 minutes.

Step 3

Chop tomatoes into medium-large pieces, then add to sauté pan and cook for 1 minute, or until onions are translucent and pine nuts begin to brown.

Step 4

Remove from heat. In a large mixing bowl, add cooked pasta, sautéed mixture, roasted red peppers, diced cucumber, pitted olives, capers, kidney beans, basil, parsley, red wine vinegar, pepper, and garlic; gently toss to mix well.

Options

Can add pesto, tempeh, tofu, spinach, green onion, or any other vegetable that can be eaten raw.

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