Greek Recipe : Vegetarian Greek Pasta Salad

An excellent cold salad that is great by itself, or as a side dish.

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package penne pasta
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 sweet onion, chopped
• 1 cucumber, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup black olives, chopped

Cooking Directions

1. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente. Drain, and rinse in cold water.
2. In a small bowl, mix together oil, lemon juice, basil, garlic salt, and black pepper.
3. In a large bowl, combine pasta, tomatoes, green pepper, onion, cucumber, and black olives. Add dressing, and toss to coat. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories302.4
• carbohydrateContent46.6 g
• fatContent10.2 g
• fiberContent3.7 g
• proteinContent8.4 g
• saturatedFatContent1.5 g
• sodiumContent388.1 mg
• sugarContent4.2 g