Halloween Mediterranean Pasta Salad
This recipe tastes even better the next day, when the flavours have had a chance to sit and combine. Add the cheese just before serving!
Ingredients
- 1 &1/4 cup tuxedo orzo
- 1 &1/2 orange bell peppers diced
- 1/2 cup orange cherry tomatoes halved
- ~12 olives pitted and sliced black or kalamata
- 3 tbsp red onion minced
- 3-4 tbsp feta cheese crumbled
- 1/4 cup lemon juice roughly half a lemon
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tsp honey mustard
- pinch each salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water for 7-8 minutes until cooked but still slightly firm.
- Drain pasta and rinse under cold water to cool it down. Be sure it is drained well.
- Combine the lemon juice, olive oil, honey mustard and salt and pepper in a jar and shake to combine.
- Add to the pasta and stir. Add remainder of ingredients, except for the feta cheese, and mix to combine.
- Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes or until ready to use. Add feta just before serving.