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Pasta Salad Recipe with Avocado Lime Salsa:
A spicy, tangy and creamy pasta salad recipe. Five simple ingredients that are loaded with flavor and texture create this quick and easy pasta salad.
Combine rotini pasta with spicy salsa, creamy avocado, tangy lime and olives and you have a great salad that's easy to prepare and ready in no time.
4 servings
You will need 5 ingredients:
- Rotini or Fusili Pasta
- Pimiento-Stuffed Olives
- Bottled Salsa (your favorite kind)
- Avocado
- Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
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Ingredients:
1 pound package of rotini or fusili pasta
(cooked according to package directions)
green pimiento-stuffed olives – 1/2 cup chopped
salsa (your favorite brand) – 1 (16 oz) jar
avocado – 1 medium size
(stone removed, peeled and cut into medium size pieces)
lime juice – 1 tbsp fresh squeezed
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1. Prepare pasta according to package directions and drain.
2. Place pasta and olives in a bowl and mix together.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the salsa, avocado and the lime juice and mix well.
Creamier Option: If you want a creamier salsa, simply mash the avocado to your own preference and add to the salsa and lime juice.
4. To serve pasta salad, you can either place a portion of the pasta on each serving plate and spoon the avocado lime salsa over each serving or combine the avocado salsa with the pasta and toss together and then serve.
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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:
Light Meal Ideas:
** Serve this pasta salad recipe with a bowl of tomato soup on the side.
** Serve this easy pasta salad on green or red cabbage leaves with shaved parmesan on top and warm garlic bread.
** This creamy pasta salad makes an easy meal when served with a side of grilled vegetables drizzled with balsamic vinegar.
Main Meal Ideas:
** Serve this quick salad recipe with grilled portobello mushrooms and baked chicken.
** Another simple meal idea is to serve this quick and easy pasta salad with grilled pork chops and a simple tossed salad.
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The following ingredient exchanges add a little variety to this pasta salad recipe with avocado lime salsa and a different taste every time. Give them a try.
Ingredient Exchanges:
* Instead of Avocado alone:
try 1/2 cup of Diced Avocado and 1/2 cup of Diced Mango together or
1/2 cup of Diced Avocado and 1/2 cup of Diced Pineapple together
* Instead of Lime Juice:
try Lemon Juice, a Lemon/Lime Combo or Orange Juice
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