Cucumber Cilantro Pasta Salad

BakinBaby's Note:

So cool and refreshing. If you like spicy, you can add 1-2 tsp chopped jalapeno.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 cucumber (peeled & chopped in 1/2-inch squares)
• 1 cup roma tomato (diced)
• ½ cup red onion (chopped)
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons cilantro
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup dry pasta shell macaroni

Directions:

1. Cook pasta, drain.
2. Combine lime juice, cilantro, sugar, salt and pepper in small bowl.
3. In a large bowl, combine pasta and vegetables.
4. Toss gently with lime dressing.

Reviews

[L'ecole]

I took the basic idea and turned it into a whole-meal salad by adding 1/4 pound each of cubed smoked turkey and cubed pepper jack cheese. Also added the minced jalapeno and upped the dressing accordingly to compensate for the additional ingredients. Perfect for a steamy summer evening!

[lazypanda]

This is absolutely delicious...I made some adjustments to meet the needs of my 100% healthy lifestyle that I'd love to share:

-instead of sugar I put honey
-instead of salt I put "Herbamare," which is a delicious organic salt substitute with herbs.
-instead of normal pasta I put brown rice organic pasta.
-I cooked my onion a bit in a pan with coconut oil

It was DELICIOUS!!

[UmmBinat]

This is nice & quite light. I found the pasta for which I used macaroni shape rice pasta to be gluten free, kept falling off our forks. Therefore this salad may have been easier to eat with big spoons. I followed the rest of the ingredients exactly using dark brown sugar (gives less headaches), sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Made for Zaar Stars Tag Game, Dec 2010 - Jan 2011.