Refreshing Summer Greek Pasta Salad
Refreshing Summer Greek Pasta Salad

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, refreshing summer greek pasta salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Refreshing Summer Greek Pasta Salad instructions. Drain and wash with cold water and let cool. Combine all dressing ingredients and whisk to fully mix. Add all chopped veggies, cheeses and dressing to cooled pasta and toss.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have refreshing summer greek pasta salad using 17 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Refreshing Summer Greek Pasta Salad:
  1. Get 2 cups your favorite pasta (uncooked)
  2. Get 1 1/2 cups cherry or plum tomatoes (halved)
  3. Take 1 1/2 cups cucumber (peeled and cubed)
  4. Make ready 1/2 cup red onion (sliced and cut about an inch long)
  5. Make ready 1/8 cup feta cheese crumbles
  6. Prepare 1/8 cup Greek olives (sliced)
  7. Take 1/16 cup shaved Parmesan
  8. Prepare Dressing:
  9. Take 1/4 cup Olive Oil (or other neutral oil)
  10. Get 4 tbs red wine vinegar
  11. Make ready 1 tbs fresh squeezed lemon juice
  12. Prepare 2 tsp garlic (minced)
  13. Get 2 tsp dried oregano
  14. Get 1 tsp honey
  15. Make ready 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  16. Get 1/2 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
  17. Get 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

To a medium bowl, add the olive oil, green olives, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion and feta cheese, reserved cold pasta and salad dressing. Greek Pasta Feta Salad - Summer Fresh Greek Pasta Feta Salad Penne, crumbled feta, tomatoes, green peppers, and onions tossed in a fresh homemade herb vinaigrette. This light and refreshing cold pasta salad is loaded with the flavors of the Mediterranean, and pairs well with grilled proteins, such as fish, pork, chicken or steak. If you make this in advance, reserve a bit of the dressing to add right before serving, as the pasta has a tendency to soak up the dressing as it sits over time.

Steps to make Refreshing Summer Greek Pasta Salad:
  1. Cook pasta to package directions. Drain and wash with cold water and let cool.
  2. Combine all dressing ingredients and whisk to fully mix.
  3. Add all chopped veggies, cheeses and dressing to cooled pasta and toss. Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving. ENJOY!!

This light and refreshing cold pasta salad is loaded with the flavors of the Mediterranean, and pairs well with grilled proteins, such as fish, pork, chicken or steak. If you make this in advance, reserve a bit of the dressing to add right before serving, as the pasta has a tendency to soak up the dressing as it sits over time. This pasta dish has all the refreshing flavors of a classic Greek salad with tomatoes, cucumber, olives, and feta cheese. This pasta salad feels extra indulgent because it tastes like early summer when most of you are ankle-deep in slush. To be fair, this pasta salad is also I like to make my salad dressings in a mason jar with a tight-fitting lid.

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