Vegetable Dilly Pasta Salad

Submitted by BakinBaby

"Crunchy vegtable salad with a twist of dill. Comes from midwestern living magazine."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 3⁄4 cups shell pasta (uncooked)
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
• 1 cup bell pepper (sliced)
• 1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)
• 1⁄2 cup green onion (chopped)
• 1⁄2 cup ripe olives (sliced)
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dill weed
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper

directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions;drain and rinse in cold water and place in large bowl.
2. Add tomatoes ,bell pepper,cheese,onions and olives to pasta.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together the oil,lemon juice,vinegar,spices & pepper.
4. Pour over salad, toss to coat.
5. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

Reviews

[Dienia B.]

loved this salad i used the other 1/2 of my red onion also .this is aheartier salad than your other one but still is good on these hot days i made enough pasta for both dishes so i only had to heat up the house once

 

[nemokitty]

This will be one of our favorite pasta salads! I used regular tomatoes, red bell peppers, low fat cheese and left out the olives (we don't care for them). Loved the dill flavor. Will be making this one again. Made for PAC Spring 2011.

 

[katew]

This is a lovely quick mid week meal. I used black sliced olives and threw in some home grown rocket. I forgot the red pepper - it is still sitting diced up in the fridge - I am so cross with myself !!!

 

[So Cal Gal]

Totally delicious!! Very fresh tasting, with just the right amount of dill flavor--my DH and I loved this pasta salad! I scaled the recipe down to 2 servings; and used whole wheat elbow macaroni, red bell pepper, reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, kalamata olives, white vinegar, and lemon pepper. Perfect! I've been looking for recipes that include some of the seasonings we enjoy, but don't eat very often (like dill weed)--and this one is definitely a keeper! Thanks so much for sharing it, BakinBaby!! (Tagged, made, and reviewed for Healthy Choices ABC Game.)

 

[momoftana]

Fantastic summer salad! I used whole wheat small rotini pasta and left everything else the same. I took it to a BBQ at the local airport on the 4th of July. The very weight-conscious skydivers loved it. I made it the night before and used only half the dressing, stirring & mixing well. After sitting in the refrigerator overnight, the dressing was absorbed by the pasta. I stirred in the rest, and it was magnifico! Thanks for sharing.