If it were sunny and warm again, I would be wanting a light, cool, pasta salad for dinner. That is, if it wasn’t 60 degrees, cold, grey and rainy. But that’s okay — I actually prefer cooler weather. I also don’t mind a pasta salad for dinner when it’s not Summery out. Besides, a pasta salad that isn’t cold is really just a bowl of hot pasta. Yeah. So there.

Spinach Pasta Salad
2 cups spinach leaves
1 small handful basil leaves
1/2 cup olive oil
salt & pepper
2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup feta cheese
dash red pepper flakes
1 package cooked pasta — fusili works well, so does rigatoni
10-12 chopped kalamata olives
1 can artichoke hearts in water, drained well and quartered
2 tomatoes chopped
1 yellow bell pepper diced

Add washed spinach and basil leaves to your food processor along with the garlic and parmesan. Pulse until broken up . . . → Read More: Spinach Pasta Salad for the Hot & Hungry Masses