Cherry Balsamic Pasta Salad

This Cherry Balsamic Pasta Salad is packed with fresh cherries, red onion, and feta cheese, all topped with a light white balsamic dressing. Easy to make and bursting with flavor, this salad is the perfect summer dish to enjoy all season long!

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword avocado salad recipe, pasta salad recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 229

Author Gayle

Ingredients

8 ounces dry farfalle pasta or any type that you prefer
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
½ teaspoon garlic powder
8 ounces fresh dark cherries pitted and halved (about 3/4 cup halved cherries)
¼ red onion diced
¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
Fresh parsley for garnish if desired

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Drain and immediately rinse under cold water.
Add noodles to large bowl, along with olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, and garlic powder. Toss to coat.
Add cherries, red onion, feta cheese, salt and pepper. Stir together. Add more white balsamic vinegar and/or salt and pepper, if needed.
Garnish with fresh parsley, if desired.

Notes

If you don't have a cherry pitter, you can take one end of a chop stick (or a frosting piping tip) and push it through the cherry stem and out the other side. With a little wiggling, the pit should pop right out.

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