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Greek Pasta Salad Recipe
Greek Pasta Salad is the perfect combination of tender pasta, crisp vegetables, briny olives, and tangy feta cheese. Drizzled with a zesty Greek salad dressing, it's a refreshing and satisfying dish that brings a burst of Mediterranean flavor to any table.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 8 (as a side dish)
Calories: 298 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine:
Greek
Ingredients
Greek Salad:
- 8 oz bowtie pasta or rotini or fusili pasta
- ½ English cucumber diced (2 cups)
- 10 oz cherry tomatoes halved (1 ½ cups)
- 1 bell pepper any color, seeded and chopped
- 1 small red onion chopped (⅓ cup chopped)
- 4 oz crumbled feta 1 cup
- ½ cup pitted kalamata olives or added to taste, halved or coarsely chopped, plus 1 Tbsp of juice from the jar
- ¼ cup parsley finely chopped
Greek Salad Dressing:
- ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 3 garlic cloves grated or minced
- 1 tsp fine sea salt or added to taste
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- ½ to ⅔ cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in salted water according to the package instructions until it's al dente. Drain in a colander, then rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process and cool the pasta. Drain well, and set it aside.
- Make the dressing - Combine all dressing ingredients in the order they are listed in a large measuring cup and whisk to combine (or shake it up in a lidded mason jar).
- Combine the salad ingredients in a large bowl: pasta, cucumbers, tomato, bell pepper, red onion, feta cheese, kalamata olives and parsley. If the dressing has separated, give it a good shake before drizzling it over the salad. Add a spoonful of juice from Kalamata olives if desired and toss the salad to combine.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes for the flavors to meld, or up to 24 hours. Since the pasta will absorb some of the dressing, taste the salad after refrigeration and adjust the seasoning as needed.
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Notes
- Optional Add-ins: fresh herbs (basil, dill, chives), chickpeas, artichoke hearts, capers, black olives, protein (chicken or shrimp), pasta (fusilli, bowtie, farfalle or other smaller-shaped pasta that holds the dressing nicely).
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
298kcal
(15%)
Carbs
27g
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
Cholesterol
13mg
(4%)
Sodium
593mg
(25%)
Potassium
256mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
915IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
32mg
(36%)
Calcium
101mg
(10%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8(as a side dish)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 298
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 298kcal | 15% |
| Carbs | 27g | |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 593mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 256mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 915IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 32mg | 36% |
| Calcium | 101mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.