Italian Pasta Salad

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Italian Pasta Salad

This isn’t your mama’s pasta salad recipe! Welcome to a whole new pasta salad, one that has ditched the chewy pasta for crisp, fresh veggies, and contains all of the Italian flavors that you love.

It’s a salad worth getting excited about! It’s hard to argue with fresh ingredients, and this salad is bursting with ‘em!

Courtesy of RealHealthyRecipes.com

Servings: 12

 

Here’s what you need for this recipe

For the Italian Vinaigrette

  • ⅓ cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon liquid stevia
  • For the Salad

For the Salad

  • 4 zucchini, peeled and cut into thin, 1-inch pieces
  • 2 English cucumbers, seeded and chopped
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 cup green olives, quartered
  • ⅓ cup red onion, finely minced

Recipe Instructions

  1. Whisk together all of the vinaigrette ingredients in a small bowl.
  2. Combine all of the salad ingredients in a large salad bowl. Toss with the vinaigrette and chill before serving.

Keeps in the fridge for several days. Enjoy!

Nutritional Analysis

One serving equals: 81 calories, 4g fat, 9g carbohydrate, 3g sugar, 504mg sodium, 3g fiber, and 2g protein

Author: Bob Thomson

Bob Thomson is a Personal Trainer, boot camp instructor and weight loss expert specializing in total body and health transformations. Utilizing many years experience in the field of fitness, nutrition and peak performance, Bob has helped dozens of clients lose weight, get fit and healthy and squeeze the juice out of life.

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