Avocado Cucumber Pasta Salad

This tasty tri-color rotini pasta with cucumbers, tomatoes, and avocado with Italian dressing makes a great addition to a potluck or picnic.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 13 mins
• Total Time: 28 mins
• Calories: 298 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives
• 2 tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1 (16 ounce) package tri-color rotini pasta
• ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1 Avocado, diced
• 1 squeeze lemon juice
• 2 cucumbers - peeled, seeded, and diced
• ½ cup Italian dressing, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and let cool, 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 2

Mix rotini pasta, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, Italian dressing, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Chill until flavors combine, about 1 hour.

Step 3

Toss avocado with lemon juice in a bowl. Mix into the pasta salad before serving.