Name: Greek Pasta Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: fusilli (dry); olive oil; red wine vinegar; garlic (fresh); oregano (dried); baby cucumbers; red onions; cherry tomatoes; kalamata olives; feta cheese; salt; ground pepper

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Greek Pasta Salad

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25 minutes

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dairy-free

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Has dairy from:

feta cheese

gluten-free

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Has gluten from:

fusilli (dry)

kid friendly

has meat

has pasta

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Has pasta from:

fusilli (dry)

has seafood

mediterranean

vegan

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Not vegan due to:

fusilli (dry)
feta cheese

vegetarian

pescatarian

paleo

(?)

Not paleo due to:

fusilli (dry)
feta cheese

This recipe has no customizations.

Nutrition to Note

This recipe has Calories as 55.0%, Fat (total lipid) as 74.0%, Fiber as 59.9% and Sodium as 54.1% (as a percentage of RDA).

You may need to take these into account today to balance out your diet.

Nutrition Rating Details

Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:

• Calcium: 1.1% of RDA
• Calories: 55.0% of RDA
• Carbs: 44.0% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 74.0% of RDA
• Fiber: 59.9% of RDA
• Fructose: 4.0% of RDA
• Protein: 18.6% of RDA
• Sodium: 54.1% of RDA
• Sugar: 8.7% of RDA

• Vitamin A (IU): 27.6% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 24.9% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 11.3% of RDA
• Iron: 1.2% of RDA
• Magnesium: 46.6% of RDA
• Manganese: 12.6% of RDA
• Niacin: 18.8% of RDA
• Potassium: 14.6% of RDA
• Zinc: 23.1% of RDA

If any nutritional component is greater than 50% of RDA (or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 400% of RDA), the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Note” rating.

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MACROS

Carbohydrate

90.8

Calories

825

Fiber

12.6

Iron

0.211

Protein

15.7

Sodium

730

Sugars

2.17

Fat (total lipid)

33.9

INGREDIENTS

Amount

Measure

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Ingredient

fusilli (dry)

any small shaped pasta will do (farfalle, fusilli, orecchiette, rotini, etc).

1/2

cups

olive oil

1/4

cups

red wine vinegar

clove

garlic (fresh)

minced.

1/2

tsp

oregano (dried)

whole

baby cucumbers

diced into larger pieces.

1/2

cups

red onions

sliced.

pint

cherry tomato

halved lengthwise.

1/2

cups

kalamata olives

pitted. can slice or leave whole.

feta cheese

cubed.

1/4

tsp

salt

1/8

tsp

ground pepper

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PREPARATION

Cook pasta according to directions on the package.

In a small bowl whisk oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, ¼ teaspoon salt, and â…› teaspoon pepper.

In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta, cucumbers, onion, tomatoes, feta, and olives. Drizzle with dressing. Toss gently until uniformly combined and serve.

THIS RECIPE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED

Make it Gluten Free!

A gluten-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute gluten-free fusilli (dry) for fusilli (dry).

Make it Wheat Free!

A wheat-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute gluten-free fusilli (dry) for fusilli (dry).

COMPLETE NUTRITION

This recipe has the following nutrient totals:

Calories 825

Protein 15.7 g

Carbohydrates 90.8 g

Iron 0.21 mg

Fiber 12.6 g

Calcium 10.8 mg

(plus many more nutrients)

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