Hands-on Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Serves: 4

Pool noodles, swim rings, and beach balls -- this splashy pasta salad has it all. Plus, it's mayo-free for easy, delicious picnicking.

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound ziti pasta
• 3 pickling cucumbers
• juice and grated zest from 1 large lime
• 1/2 cup vegetable or light olive oil
• 1 tablespoon suger, 1 teaspoon kosher salt

• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
• 2 tablespoons slivered fresh mint
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta
• 2 cups balls cut from a seedless watermelon

Instructions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, cook the pasta until just tender, and drain.

2. Cut the ends off the cucumbers, then use an apple corer or run a wide drinking straw through the center to core them. Slice them into rings. Whisk together the lime juice and zest, oil, sugar, salt, and garlic.

3. Toss the still-warm pasta with half of the dressing, then add the cukes, mint, and feta, toss again, and taste. Add more dressing and salt to taste, then fold in the melon.

Nutritional Information:

Per serving (2 cups) Calories 430, Total Fat 19 g (29%), Saturated Fat 4 g (21%), Cholesterol 23 mg (8%), Sodium 694 mg (29%), Total Carbohydrate 57 g (19%), Fiber 3 g (12%), Sugars 11 g, Protein 12 g (24%), Vitamin C (24%)

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