Tri-Color Rotini Pasta Salad
Tri Color Rotini Pasta Salad is a classic, light and refreshing salad for a hot summer day. It’s fun, irresistible, and so quick and easy to make. This is a great recipe because it’s fun and easy to make; perfect for summer! It is full of fresh seasonal flavors that everyone will love.
Author: It is a Keeper
Meal Type: Peanuts Free
Cuisine: American
Difficulty: EASY
Prep. Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 10 Servings
Calories: 231 kcal per serving
Ingredients
- ½ cup - olive oil
- ¼ cup - red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons - Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp - granulated sugar
- 1 clove - garlic
- ½ tsp - Kosher salt
- ¼ tsp - black pepper
- ¼ cup - red onion
- 8 ounces - dried short pasta
- 8 ounces - cherry tomatoes
- 1 - English cucumber
- 4 ounces - fresh mozzarella
- fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- Mix together the dressing ingredients first, then add the diced red onions to the dressing.
- Cook the pasta for 12 min in boiling heavily salted water. Prepare vegetables.
- After draining, dunk the strainer of pasta in an ice bath (equal parts ice and water in a large bowl) and get it cold fast!
- Mix all the ingredients together and chill the salad for at least 30 minutes.
Nutrition
Energy: 231 kcal | Total Fat: 14 g | Saturated: 3 g | Trans: 0 g | Unsaturated: 0 g | Cholesterol: 7 mg | Total Carbs: 20 g | Fiber: 1 g | Sugars: 2 g | Proteins: 6 g | Sodium: 188 mg | Polyunsaturated: 1 g | Monounsaturated: 9 g
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