Easy Pasta Salad Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 pound uncooked pasta

  like Wagon Wheel or fusilli
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes

  halved
• 1 15-ounce can chickpeas,

  drained and rinsed
• 2 cups spinach
• 1 cup cucumbers,

  sliced thinly into half moon shapes
• 3/4 cup pepperoncini (optional)
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1/2 cup parsley

  minced
• 1/4 cup oregano

  or mint, chopped
• 1/2 cup olive oil

  extra virgin
• 1/4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 2 cloves garlic

  minced
• 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt

Instructions

• 1 Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook the pasta according to
  package instructions.
• 2 Make the dressing: Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, water, mustard,
  garlic, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, and salt in a small bowl. Set
  aside.
• 3 Drain the pasta, toss it with a drizzle of olive oil to keep from sticking
  together and let cool to room temperature.
• 4 Transfer pasta to a large bowl and add tomatoes, chickpeas, spinach, cucumbers,
  pepperoncini (optional), feta, parsley, ane oregano or mint. Pour the dressing
  over the top and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve!

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