Greek Pasta Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 1/4 cups uncooked rosamarina pasta (orzo, 8 ounces)
• 2 cups thinly sliced cucumbers
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1/2 cup italian dressing
• 1 medium tomato, chopped (3/4 cup)
• 15 ounces canned garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 4 ounces canned sliced ripe olives, drained
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese (2 ounces)

Recipe

• 1 cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
• 2 rinse with cold water; drain.
• 3 mix pasta and remaining ingredients except cheese in glass or plastic
• 4 bowl.
• 5 cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors but no longer
• 6 than 24 hours.
• 7 top salad with cheese.
• 8 substitution: for a more intense flavor, substitute 1 cup sliced, pitted
• 9 kalamata olives for the sliced ripe olives.
• 10 serving size: 1 serving. calories 395 (calories from fat 160); fat 18g
• 11 {saturated 4g): cholesterol 15mg; sodium 700mg; carbohydrate 50g (dietary
• 12 fiber 5g); protein 13g. % daily value: vitamin a 6%; vitamin c 16%;
• 13 calcium 14%; iron 22%. diet exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1 medium-fat meat, 3 fat.