
Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
12 servings
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Course
Side Dish
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Cuisine
Mediterranean

Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
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This Greek Pasta Salad is the salad you want to be seen with - and stuff your face with. It's loaded with tender pasta, juicy tomatoes, crunchy bell peppers, crisp cucumbers, sweet zippy red onions, tangy Kalamata, and salty, creamy feta all enveloped in mouthwatering, flavor exploding Sun-Dried Tomato Feta Pesto. This Greek Pasta Salad is always a crowd-pleaser for holidays, potlucks, and parties, or a delicious grab-and-go lunch or snack.
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Ingredients
Greek Pasta Salad
- 1 20 oz. bag refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1 1/2 cups English cucumber, sliced and quartered
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
- 1 cup pitted kalamata olives drained and sliced
Sun-Dried Tomato Feta Pesto
- 1 8.5 oz. jar sun-dried tomatoes in oil
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves, packed
- 1/4 cup almonds
- 1/4 cup feta
- 3 peeled garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Garnish (optional)
- 1/4 cup feta
- 3 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
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Instructions
- Cook tortellini in generously salted water according to package directions (DON'T overcook). Drain, rinse with cool water and toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large bowl.
- Add cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, red onions and olives.
- Add all of the Sun-Dried Tomato Feta Pesto ingredients to a food processor and process until finely chopped.
- Add Sun-Dried Tomato Feta Pesto to pasta and toss until evenly coated. Serve immediately or best if allowed to chill, covered in the refrigerator for 2 hours up to overnight.
- Toss salad with additional olive oil, feta and fresh parsley before serving if desired.
Notes
- *As the amount of oil in sun-dried tomato jars can vary, you may want to add additional olive oil to taste if the pasta doesn't seem moist enough before serving.
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