Fusilli salad with cooked vegetables and cheddar
A pasta salad with twisted pasta, carrots, broccoli, green peas, bell pepper, olives, and grated Cheddar cheese, seasoned with a homemade sauce – perfect …
This pasta salad features cooked, crisp vegetables, olives, and grated cheese. It’s best served cold and is perfect for a buffet or picnic.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time20 min
- Resting15 min
- Total1 hr 5 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodboiling
- Estimated cost$13.23 $2.21 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.53
- $0.77
- $2.42
- $2.37
- $1.59
- $0.16
- $0.83
- $1.60
- $0.63
- $1.50
- $0.04
Sauce
- $0.71
- $0.04
- $0.04
Prices from US supermarkets for 11 of 14 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Place the pasta in boiling, salted water and cook according to the package instructions until tender. Drain the pasta and rinse it under cold water to stop the cooking process. Transfer the pasta to a large bowl, add 3 tablespoons of olive oil, and mix well to coat.
- In a small saucepan, cook the carrots, broccoli, and green peas in water. Drain them and rinse them under cold water.
- Cut the broccoli and carrots into small pieces and add them to the pasta with the green peas and olives. Dice the tomatoes, bell pepper, celery, and onion and add them to the rest. ≈ 8 min
- For the dressing, combine the olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper in a bowl, then pour over the salad. Toss well, taste, and adjust the seasoning as needed. ≈ 4 min
- Sprinkle with grated cheese, let it rest in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, then serve.
The bill
Fusilli salad with cooked vegetables and cheddar
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil$0.53
- 2 carrots$0.77
- One small bunch of broccoli$2.42
- 1 ½ cups of fresh green peas (about 200g)$2.37
- 1 yellow bell pepper$1.59
- Two stalks of celery$0.16
- 4 new onions$0.83
- One large tomato$1.60
- 75 g of pitted olives$0.63
- 100 g of grated Cheddar cheese or mozzarella, or a mixture of both$1.50
- salt and black pepper$0.04
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil$0.71
- 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar$0.04
- salt and pepper$0.04
Total$13.23
that's $2.21 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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