Fattoush Pasta Salad Recipe

Prep 30 min | Total 30 min | Servings 10

Prize-Winning Recipe 2009! Take a taste adventure with a middle eastern Mediterranean-inspired salad made in minutes with a pasta salad mix.

Ingredients

1 box Betty Crocker™ Suddenly Salad® classic pasta salad mix
1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons all purpose Greek seasoning
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped cucumber
1 cup coarsely chopped romaine lettuce
1 cup crumbled feta cheese (4 oz)
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup thinly sliced zucchini, cut slices into quarters
1/3 cup thinly sliced radishes
1/3 cup chopped red onion
1/3 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint leaves
2 cups garlic flavored croutons

Steps

Empty Pasta mix into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.

 Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Shake to drain well.

In large bowl, stir together Seasoning mix, oil, lemon juice and Greek seasoning. Add pasta and all remaining ingredients; toss gently. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour to chill.

Expert Tips

"Fattush" is an Eastern Mediterranean salad made from vegetables like cucumber, radishes, tomatoes plus toasted or fried pieces of pita bread. The vegetables are cut into relatively large pieces compared with Tabbouleh where ingredients are finely chopped.

All purpose Greek seasoning is a ground specialty seasoning blend found where the herbs and spices are located in the grocery store.