Peasant Pasta Salad

I HATE cooking in the summer so all of our summer meals consist of grilled meat and yummy side salads.  This is one of my favorite salad's modified to fit our summer meals! 

Ingredients

1/2 Cucumber

1/2 Package of Halved Cherry Tomatoes

1/2 cup Cured Olives (kalamata and sundried tomatoe stuffed green)

1 Red Onion

1 1/2 Lemons Squeezed

3/4 lb Penne Pasta

Healthy handfuls of chopped Parsley and Dill

1/2 cup Olive Oil

1/2 cup Feta Cheese crumbled

Salt and Pepper to taste

Start by mixing cucumber, tomatoes, olives, red onion, herbs, lemon juice and olive oil.

Add pasta while semi hot, then add feta cheese so that some of it melts into the salad.  Then season with salt and pepper to taste.

We served it with grilled chicken that was marinated in Lemon juice, canola oil, oregano and salt and pepper.   And of course a side of homemade hummus and pita chips.

So light and refreshing.. the perfect dinner for a hot summer night!

Enjoy!
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Love,

Pinkapotamus

Warm Arugula Pasta Salad

This was dinner!.. ohhhhh Yum!

That delicious stuff on the side is my Waaarrmmm Arugula pasta salad.. and here's how you make it!

Ingredients

3/4 lb pasta

2 cups fresh arugula

7 campari tomatoes

1/2 yellow pepper

1 can chick peas (drained)

1 cup feta cheese

Juice from 1 lemon

1/2 cup olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

(we use smoked salt from Trader Joe's)

Start by boiling your water for the pasta.

Then cut up your tomatoes and yellow pepper.

Toss together with your arugula and chick peas.

Add drained pasta while still hot.

Top with feta cheese so that it melts. 

Sooo nice and creamy!

Now add olive oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper and toss again.

Then enjoy with some grilled chicken!

Love,

Pinkapotamus