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Mediterranean pasta Salad
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Mediterranean Pasta Salad With Chickpeas

5 from 3 votes
Mediterranean Pasta Salad With Chickpeas is packed with fresh bold flavors, colorful pasta, chickpeas, fresh veggies, olives, and feta, and tossed with a simple homemade honey mustard salad dressing. The best Mediterranean flavors in one bowl. Gluten free!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 dinner salad servings
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Calories: 757
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 1 small red onion sliced thin
  • ⅛ teaspoon red chili flakes
  • 10 oz gluten-free pasta see notes
  • ½ cup olives (kalamata olives, green olives) pitted
  • 2 bell peppers tricolor or sub with cooked artichokes, hearts of palm, roasted red peppers
  • 1 cup plum tomatoes sliced in half or quarters
  • 1 cup chickpeas try these roasted ones
  • 8 oz feta or as much as your heart desires
Dressing
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil of good quality, is a must
  • 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 3 tablespoon honey liquid
  • 2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar
  • Sea salt to taste
  • Black pepper to taste
  • red chili flakes to taste
For Serving
  • Chili flakes
  • Fresh parsley basil
  • 1 cup cucumber english, persian, sliced

Method
 

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Once cooked, drain it and drizzle with olive oil, place the hot pasta aside to cool.
  2. Combine dressing ingredients in a bowl or mason jar.
  3. Once pasta is chilled, transfer to mixing bowl, add the remaining ingredients and toss in the salad dressing.
  4. Serve with more feta cheese and fresh herbs on top!
  5. For best flavor, chill the salad in the fridge for 30 minutes before serving(without feta cheese, add this right before serving)

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 757kcalCarbohydrates: 103gProtein: 24gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 1001mgPotassium: 743mgFiber: 6gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 2845IUVitamin C: 90mgCalcium: 398mgIron: 4mg

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