Mediterranean Pasta Salad
This Mediterranean pasta salad makes for the most refreshing summer dish. This fresh and easy pasta salad is made with orzo, crisp vegetables, herbs, feta and parmesan cheese, and dressing. Add some protein and it makes a perfect "no-cook" lunch.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups dried orzo
- ½ medium red onion diced
- 1 large cucumber cut into half moons
- ¾ cup cherry tomatoes halved or quartered
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ cup fresh basil chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh dill chopped
- ⅓ cup Italian dressing
- ½ cup feta cheese crumbled
- ½ cup parmesan cheese grated
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 lemon, juiced
Instructions
- Set a large pot with water and salt on the stove and bring to a boil. Cook pasta for how ever long the package says.
- While the pasta is boiling, chop all of the vegetables
- Strain pasta and either let cool or dunk in an ice bath
- Add all of the ingredients into a large bowl and mix!