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Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
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Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Salad

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. 

Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean

Ingredients

Greek Pasta Salad
  • 1 oz. bag cheese tortellini refrigerated
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 /2 cups English cucumber sliced and quartered
  • 1 pint cherry tomato halved
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 1 yellow bell pepper chopped
  • 1/2 cup red onion chopped
  • 1 cup kalamata olives drained and sliced, pitted
Sun-Dried Tomato Feta Pesto
  • 1 .5 oz. sun-dried tomato in oil, from jar
  • 1 cup basil fresh leaves, packed
  • 1/4 cup almonds
  • 1/4 cup feta cheese
  • 3 garlic peeled cloves
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon oregano dried
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Garnish (optional)
  • 1/4 cup feta cheese
  • 3 tablespoons parsley freshly chopped

Instructions

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  1. 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.
  2. Add cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, red onions and olives.
  3. Add all of the Sun-Dried Tomato Feta Pesto ingredients to a food processor and process until finely chopped.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.