Greek Pasta Salad

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes + 2 hours chill time Servings: 8

Ingredients

· 1 8oz box chickpea rotini pasta (or other preferred legume pasta)

· few drops olive oil

· ¼ cup red wine vinegar

· ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil

· ¾ tsp garlic powder

· 1 tsp oregano

· ½ tsp fine grain sea salt

· ¼ tsp black pepper

· 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved

· 1 bell pepper, diced

· ½ red onion, diced

· 1 med cucumber, diced

· ½ cup olives, sliced

Instructions

Bring 8 cups of water with a pinch of salt to boil. Add pasta and a few drops of olive oil. Cook per directions (~7 minutes - do not over cook!). While pasta is cooking, combine red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl and whisk thoroughly. Once cooked, drain pasta into a strainer. Do a quick cool water rinse and transfer to a serving dish. Add all chopped veggies. Give the oil/vinegar mixture a fresh whisk and pour into dish. Gently stir until all ingredients are well incorporated. Chill at least 2 hours prior to serving.