It is the dead of winter, my mind is on planning another vegetable garden, walking to the park, and ballet flats instead of boots. Typically winter doesn’t bother me, as I love the change of seasons, but this is the time of year I start getting a bit of spring fever.
Last week, I dug through my refrigerator and pantry. This is what I came up with. I love when I am able to mix some fresh ingredients and come up with something easy.
Greek Pasta Salad
1 lb tiny cut pasta like Orzo or Stelline cooked, drained and cooled
1 large bell pepper (I used yellow) chopped
1 pint grape tomatoes cut in half
1 large seedless cucumber chopped
1/2 red onion chopped
1/2 cup green olives pitted and coursely chopped
1/2 cup black olives pitted and coursely copped
5 oz Feta cheese crumbles
1/2 cup of your favorite balsalmic vinaigrette (I used Panera Bread brand)
Mix all the ingredients together until well combined. Serve room temperature or cold.
(NOTE: To keep pasta from becoming one big mass when cooling stir in a couple of teaspoons of olive oil and mix.)
What kinds of dishes get you thinking about springtime? Anyone else have plans for their garden this year?
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2 comments
I saw this in our fridge this morning and was so tempted to steal it. Looks DELISH!
Looks yummy Erin! I must admit, I'm still wearing my ballet flats and it is definitely still winter here! LOL