By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 3, 2026

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Healthy Bow Tie Pasta Salad With Feta and Avocado

Serves 8

254 cal · 15 min

Healthy Bow Tie Pasta Salad With Feta and Avocado

Recipe GLPRa0703e979babcd

4.0(1)
Salad
15 min
254 cal
Servings: 8
Stovetop
SNAP eligible

A refreshing chilled pasta salad combining tender bow tie pasta with creamy avocado, tangy feta cheese, fresh spinach, and bright cherry tomatoes, all tossed together in a light champagne vinaigrette. Perfect as a side dish, appetizer, or light meal.

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Ingredients

1 box bow tie pasta (about 12 oz)

1 ripe avocado, diced

1-2 handfuls cherry tomatoes (about 1 cup), quartered

2 large handfuls fresh spinach, roughly chopped

3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

1/2 cup light champagne vinaigrette

Salt to taste

Black pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the bow tie pasta and cook according to package directions until al dente. Drain well and transfer to a large mixing bowl. Refrigerate until chilled, about 10 minutes.

  2. While the pasta cools, prepare the vegetables. Quarter the cherry tomatoes and set aside.

  3. Dice the avocado into bite-sized pieces and gently add to the chilled pasta.

  4. Roughly chop the fresh spinach into small shreds and add to the pasta mixture.

  5. Add the quartered cherry tomatoes to the bowl.

  6. Sprinkle the crumbled feta cheese over all the ingredients.

  7. Pour the light champagne vinaigrette over the pasta and vegetables.

  8. Gently toss all ingredients together until well combined and the dressing is evenly distributed.

  9. Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Toss gently once more.

  10. Serve immediately while chilled, or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Comments

Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff4

Every ingredient is stocked at Harris Teeter, Food Lion, or Walmart year-round, with no special stops required. The stated 15 minutes ignores pasta cooking and cooling time—realistically 25 to 30 minutes total—but the hands-on prep is genuinely quick once water boils. Cost runs about $2.50 to $3.00 per serving depending on feta quality and avocado price, which is reasonable for a main-dish salad. It reheats poorly because avocado oxidizes and spinach wilts further, making this a same-night dish that does not stretch into leftovers well.

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