Description
This quick and easy pasta salad is perfect for a refreshing meal or side dish. Packed with fresh vegetables, tangy feta cheese, and a flavorful Italian dressing, it’s made even faster using a pressure cooker to perfectly cook the pasta.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz pasta (rotini or penne)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup black olives, sliced
- 1/2 cup cucumber, diced
- 1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup Italian dressing
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook: Pour pasta into the pressure cooker with enough water to just cover it and set to manual for 6 minutes.
- Cool: Use quick release to let steam out, drain the pasta, and rinse under cold water.
- Mix: In a large bowl, combine pasta, cherry tomatoes, black olives, cucumber, red onion, and feta cheese.
- Dress: Pour in Italian dressing and toss gently to combine.
- Season: Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Chill: Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. For best texture, add dressing just before serving or consume within 2 days if pre-mixed. Stir gently before serving to refresh the dressing coat.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 1300 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg