Sunday, April 14, 2013

Greek pasta salad

I feel somewhere deep inside my heritage there has to be some Greek roots. My love for all thing Greek comes through in this pasta salad I mixed up tonight. I rarely make pasta salad....not sure why that is because this turned out so fresh a wonderful that I could eat this all summer long!

1lb spiral shaped pasta
1 lemon ( zest it and juice it and set aside)
1 T fresh oregano chopped
1 tsp fresh thyme
2 green onions chopped
1 T fresh parsley chopped
2 cloves minced garlic
1/3 cup chopped small sundried tomato( not in oil)
1/2 red onion diced small
1 can black olives
1 can chick peas
3oz feta cheese crumbled
4 oz mozzarella cut into mini cubes
2 oz powder Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup of newmans Parmesan and roasted garlic dressing 
4 T olive oil
Salt and pepper

Boil pasta in salted water. While pasta boils mix: olive oil, with chopped herbs, green onion, lemon juice, lemon
zest,newmans salad dressing, and garlic in a bowl and set aside.
Drain pasta.
In one large bowl mix pasta, cheeses, chickpeas, black olives, onions, salt and pepper, and sundried tomato. Drizzle the dressing and herbs over the mixture and toss to coat.
Serve or refrigerate for more intense flavor!

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