Mediterranean Olive & Artichoke Pasta Salad

Start by boiling water and cooking your pasta of choice. Be sure to generously salt that pasta water!
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While the pasta is cooking, simple prep all of the other ingredients that need to be chopped: the green onions, cucumber, sun-dried tomatoes, avocado, and spinach.
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Drain the artichokes from the jar (save the oil for other recipes/cooking), and drain the green olives (also saving the delicious olive brine for other recipes or dirty martinis lol).
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Once the pasta is cooked, drain and allow to cool off by briefly running under cold water. Add the pasta to a large bowl, followed by all of the chopped ingredients you prepped.
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Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl: feta cheese, pumpkin seeds, artichokes, green olives, pesto (store bought cuz nothing wrong with that), lemon juice, and cracked pepper to taste.
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Thoroughly mix the pasta salad and that’s it! It serves 4-5 or makes for a great meal prep lunch/dinner recipe that will last in the fridge for a few days🙌🏽

Enjoy foodie fam!!