Zucchini Pasta Salad

Title:Zucchini Pasta Salad

Servings 4 | Calories per serving 500

Ingredients

180 grams pasta, dry measure

2 zucchini (about 1.5 lbs)

1 teaspoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2 tablespoons shallots (1 medium sized shallot), minced

3 garlic cloves, minced

2 tablespoons of capers

1 15 oz can of chickpeas, drined

1/3 cup feta cheese* (50 grams), optional

1/3 cup pistachios, roasted

2 red bell peppers, seeded and diced

1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped

1 lemon, just the juice

Recipe Instructions

1. Place the water for the pasta on to boil. Cook per package instructions. 1 serving of pasta is about 150 kcal or 45 grams (cook 4 servings).

2. While pasta is cooking, prep/chop/mince the other ingredients

3. Sautee the zucchini with garlic, shallot and capers

4. Combine all ingredients and enjoy warm. Also tasty chilled the following day

*Note: Feta can sometimes be difficult to moderate. Program members find it helpful to divide blocks of Feta into 50 gram servings and to freeze the extra amounts, so that they are already pre-portioned for future recipes.

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