Description
This Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad is light, refreshing, and comforting. Tender pasta is tossed with crisp cucumbers and a creamy yogurt-based dressing with fresh dill and lemon. Perfect for summer lunches, picnics, or easy family dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 oz rotini pasta
- 2 large English cucumbers, thinly sliced
- ¾ cup Greek yogurt
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
Instructions
- Cook pasta in salted water until al dente. Drain and cool completely.
- Lightly salt cucumber slices, let rest 10 minutes, then pat dry.
- Whisk Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, olive oil, and seasonings.
- Fold cooled pasta into the dressing gently.
- Add cucumbers and dill, mixing carefully.
- Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
For extra flavor, add feta cheese or red onion. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Stir in extra yogurt if the salad thickens.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 20mg