Greek pasta power salad

10
Points® value
Total Time
22 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
12 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Chickpeas are an excellent low-fat source of protein. This salad's so leaded with nutrients, it's a complete meal in one dish!

Ingredients

Uncooked multi-coloured rotini

8 oz, pasta

Onion

1 small, red, chopped

Cucumber

1 small, sliced and quartered

Cherry tomatoes

10 medium, or grape tomatoes, halved

Fat free red wine vinaigrette

7 oz, or fat-free Greek dressing

Cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans)

7 oz, drained and rinsed

Olives

6 large, jumbo, black and pitted, chopped

Feta cheese

3 oz, crumbled

Instructions

  1. Boil pasta according to package instructions. Drain and rinse in cold water to prevent further cooking.
  2. Put pasta into a large bowl. Add onion, cucumber, chickpeas, tomatoes and olives and mix well.
  3. Pour in dressing and toss. Sprinkle feta cheese over salad and toss again.
  4. Refrigerate in 1 1/2 cup portions until you are ready to eat.