Pasta Salad

From Natalie:

A great side for any summer meal!  This pasta salad is really easy and quite delicious.  It also keeps well in the refrigerator if you don’t eat it all at once!

Ingredients:

• 1 Box whole grain pasta (13.25 oz.)
• Grape Tomatoes
• Green Olives
• Cucumber
• Red Onion
• Lite Italian Dressing
• 4 oz. Goat Cheese

Boil the pasta until tender (I like it a little al dente).  Add a little oil and salt to the water for taste and also so it does not get sticky.  Drain the pasta and add a little salad dressing (I used Lite Italian Dressing but you could also use olive oil with balsamic or red wine vinegar).  Toss the dressing with the pasta soon after it is drained so it does not get sticky.  I did not put strict measurements on the vegetables because it is really about individual taste.  I cut in small pieces about 8 grape tomatoes, 1/2 a cucumber, 2 large green olives and 1/3 of a red onion.

Toss again with more dressing and then add the goat cheese.

The pasta will absorb the dressing so you may want to add a little more and toss before you serve.

Enjoy!