Avocado Cucumber Pasta Salad
Description
This tasty tri-color rotini pasta with cucumbers, tomatoes, and avocado with Italian dressing makes a great addition to a potluck or picnic.
Ingredients
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1 (16 ounce) package tri-color rotini pasta
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2 tomatoes, seeded and diced
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2 cucumbers - peeled, seeded, and diced
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1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives
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1/2 cup Italian dressing, or more to taste
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1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
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1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
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1 avocado, diced
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1 squeeze lemon juice
Directions
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.
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.
3
Toss avocado with lemon juice in a bowl. Mix into the pasta salad before serving.