Greek Pasta Salad

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Greek Pasta Salad

Serves: 8
Prep time: 10 minutes
Chill time: 1 hour

There is no better pasta salad in the summer than this Greek Pasta Salad!

This pasta salad is stuffed full of so many delicious ingredients that all come together to make the most flavorful pasta salad at the cookout!

Pasta, tomatoes, onion, cucumber, feta and olives come together with a delicious dressing.

This is always the first to go at the cookouts!

How To Make Greek Pasta Salad

A variety of ingredients for pasta salad are arranged on a counter, including tri-color rotini, chopped vegetables, black olives, cheese, seasonings, oil, and a lemon.

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces rotini, boiled and drained
  • 1 cucumber, diced
  • Half of a small red onion, sliced
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1/4 cup diced black or kalamata olives
  • ¼ cup sliced black or kalamata olives
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese

Dressing

  • â…“ cup lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper
A bowl of pasta salad with cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, and feta cheese sits on a striped cloth next to fresh vegetables, a bowl of olives, and wooden utensils in ceramic containers.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. In a large bowl add your cooked, drained pasta, cucumber, onion, tomatoes, bell pepper, olives and feta cheese.

A glass bowl with pasta, feta cheese, chopped black olives, red onion, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, and red bell pepper beside a measuring cup of vinaigrette dressing with a spoon.

2. In a small bowl whisk together the lemon juice, lemon zest. Garlic, parsley, olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper.

3. Gently toss the dressing into the bowl with the pasta and veggies.

4. Chill for 1 hour and serve!

A bowl of pasta salad with vegetables and feta cheese sits on a table, with kitchen utensils and a potted plant in the background.

Tips and Tricks

  • Store leftovers in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
  • You can add a bit of red pepper flake for kick.
  • You can save time and use a bottled italian dressing and add a little lemon juice.
  • Add some shredded cooked chicken and make this a delicious meal!
A close-up of a pasta salad with rotini noodles, cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, black olives, red onion, and crumbled feta cheese.

Greek Pasta Salad

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A bowl of pasta salad with rotini, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, and feta cheese sits on a striped cloth, with a red bell pepper and utensils in the background.
Prep Time:10 minutes
Chill Time:1 hour
Total Time:1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces rotini boiled and drained
  • 1 cucumber diced
  • Half of a small red onion sliced
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1/4 cup diced black or kalamata olives
  • ¼ cup sliced black or kalamata olives
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese

Dressing

  • â…“ cup lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  • In a large bowl add your cooked, drained pasta, cucumber, onion, tomatoes, bell pepper, olives and feta cheese.
  • In a small bowl whisk together the lemon juice, lemon zest. Garlic, parsley, olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper.
  • Gently toss the dressing into the bowl with the pasta and veggies.
  • Chill for 1 hour and serve!
Servings: 8 people

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