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Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad
If you are looking for a Meatless Monday vegetarian recipe, this pasta salad with roasted vegetables, feta cheese and basil is one to add to the menu.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
8
Servings
Calories:
109 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 eggplant cut into ¼-inch slices, medium
- 1 zucchini cut into ¼-inch slices
- salt for vegetable preparation
- 1 tablespoon olive oil for the vegetables
- 1 whole wheat penne pasta 13 ounce box
- ¼ cup lemon juice fresh
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil high-quality
- ½ teaspoon black pepper ground
- 2 roasted red bell peppers 4 halves, thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup kalamata olives pitted, quartered
- ⅓ cup feta cheese crumbled
- 6 basil thinly sliced, leaves
Instructions
- Lay the eggplant and zucchini slices and a large piece of paper towel. Sprinkle both sides of slices with kosher salt and, using your hands, gently press the salt into the eggplant and zucchini.
- Gently press another piece of paper towel over top of the vegetables slices, and let them rest for 20 minutes. This will help to draw some of the bitterness and extra liquid out of the eggplant and zucchini.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Rinse the salt off of the eggplant and zucchini slices, and pat dry with paper towel.
- Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray. Lay the eggplant and zucchini on the foil and brush both sides of the slices with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- Roast the eggplant and zucchini until they are tender, about 20 minutes. Cut the eggplant slices into quarters and the zucchini slices in half. Set aside.
- Cook the pasta according to pasta directions. Drain and rinse with cold water. Toss the pasta with the lemon juice, ¼ cup olive oil and pepper.
- Add the eggplant, zucchini, roasted red peppers, kalamata olives, feta cheese and basil to the pasta. Stir to combine. Serve, or refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1.5Cups
Calories
109kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
6mg
(2%)
Sodium
287mg
(12%)
Potassium
216mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
175IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
12.9mg
(14%)
Calcium
47mg
(5%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 109
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1.5Cups | |
| Calories | 109kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 287mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 216mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 175IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 12.9mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.