Mediterranean Pasta Salad.

Ingredients of Mediterranean Pasta Salad

1. Prepare 1 of red bell pepper.
2. It’s 1 of yellow bell pepper.
3. Prepare 1 of orange bell pepper.
4. You need 16 oz of feta cheese.
5. It’s 10 oz of pitted or sliced black olives.
6. Prepare 12 oz of tricolor rotini pasta.
7. Prepare 1/2 lb of cherry or grape tomatoes.
8. Prepare 1/2 cup of olive oil.
9. It’s 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar.
10. It’s 1/2 tbsp of lemon juice.
11. You need 1/4 tsp of garlic powder.
12. Prepare 1/4 tsp of onion powder.
13. It’s 1/4 tsp of dried basil.
14. You need 1 tbsp of white sugar.

Mediterranean Pasta Salad instructions

1. Boil water in a medium sized pan..
2. Prep your peppers. Wash them first, then carefully cut the stem out of each one..
3. Cut the pepper into halves from top to bottom, and rinse out what you can of the seeds..
4. Cut into slices. I personally prefer to cut them in half afterwards, but that is optional..
5. Put sliced peppers in a large bowl..
6. Slice grape tomatoes into halves and add in with peppers. Add black olives..
7. By now, you should be ready to cook your pasta. Once it is done, strain the noodles, rinse with cold water, and add it into the bowl as well..
8. In a separate bowl, stir together olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, dried basil, onion powder, garlic powder, sugar, and red pepper flakes. Add mixture into large bowl..
9. Stir in crumbled feta cheese..
10. Chill before serving. If you have a balsamic fig glaze, you should try drizzling some on top of the serving for an additional sweetness!.