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    Greek Pasta Salad

    Published: Aug 25, 2020 Updated: Oct 15, 2020 by Alison Hope · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    Greek Pasta Salad

    This Greek pasta salad is made with crunchy veggies, feta cheese and olives and topped with a flavor packed vinaigrette. It’s filling and delicious and makes a perfect side.

    Greek pasta salad in a wooden salad bowl.

    A good Greek salad is hard to beat. We are super fans of Greek salad and have a wonderful recipe for it on this blog.

    But when you want something a bit more substantial, then a Greek pasta salad is the way forward. It has all the flavor and deliciousness of a Greek salad but with added pasta!

    And if you love a good pasta salad then check out our delicious macaroni salad too!

    Greek pasta salad in a wooden salad bowl.

    How To Make Greek Pasta Salad

    Full instructions and measurements can always be found in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a summary of the process to go along with the process photos.

    • Cook your pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse. While the pasta is cooking chop up your veggies.
    • Add cooked pasta to a bowl, top with the chopped veggies, olives and crumbled feta. Pour over a vinaigrette and toss.
    • Refrigerate to chill before serving.
    Step by step process photo collage of making Greek pasta salad.

    Veggies For This Salad

    • Bell Peppers (Red and Yellow)
    • Cherry Tomatoes
    • Cucumber
    • Red Onion
    • Kalamata Olives

    The Dressing

    We used a double batch of our homemade simple vinaigrette recipe for this salad. It’s a simple mix of extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, crushed garlic, dried oregano, salt and ground black pepper. It’s really easy to make.

    But of course if you want to save time for this recipe, you can absolutely use a store bought Greek vinaigrette dressing.

    Wooden salad spoons lifting out a serving of pasta salad.

    Make Ahead and Storing

    This salad works great as a make ahead option as it’s ideal for it to chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours anyway for the flavors to blend beautifully. It’s also just fine if you leave it longer. So if you need to make it the night before then this works great.

    Leftovers will keep very well in the fridge (covered) for around 5 days.

    Greek pasta salad in a black bowl.

    More Delicious Salad Recipes

    1. Macaroni Salad
    2. Greek Salad
    3. Roasted Pumpkin Salad
    4. Chickpea Chicken Salad
    5. Broccoli Salad
    Greek pasta salad in a black bowl with a fork.

    Did you make this recipe? Be sure to leave a comment and rating below.

    Greek pasta salad

    Greek Pasta Salad

    This Greek pasta salad is made with crunchy veggies, feta cheese and olives and topped with a flavor packed vinaigrette. It's filling and delicious and makes a perfect side.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Salad, Side Dish
    Cuisine: Mediterranean
    Diet: Vegetarian
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 303kcal
    Author: Alison

    Ingredients

    • 18 ounces Short Pasta Rotini, Penne, Bow Tie (500g/One Full Pack Uncooked)
    • 1 Medium Red Bell Pepper Chopped
    • 1 Medium Yellow Bell Pepper Chopped
    • 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes Sliced
    • 2 cups Cucumber Chopped
    • ½ Small Red Onion Sliced
    • 1 cup Kalamata Olives Pitted
    • 1 cup Feta Cheese Crumbled

    For the Vinaigrette:

    • ½ cup Olive Oil Extra Virgin
    • 4 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
    • 4 Tbsp Lemon Juice
    • 4 tsp Crushed Garlic
    • 4 tsp Dried Oregano
    • ¼ tsp Salt
    • ⅛ tsp Ground Black Pepper

    For Serving (Optional):

    • Ground Black Pepper
    • Dried Oregano
    • Feta Cheese
    US Customary – Metric

    Instructions

    • Cook your pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse. While the pasta is cooking chop up your veggies.
    • Add the cooked pasta to a bowl, top with the chopped bell peppers and sliced cherry tomatoes and cucumbers. Add the sliced red onion and olives and top with crumbled feta.
    • Add all the ingredients for the dressing to a measuring jug and whisk together. Pour over the salad and toss.
    • Cover the salad and refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving.
    • Serve with a sprinkle of ground black pepper, dried oregano and a little extra feta on top (optional).

    Video

    Notes

    1. You can make up your own vinaigrette dressing as described here, or you can just use 1 cup of a store-bought Greek vinaigrette dressing. 
    2. This salad is ideal to make ahead. It tastes best after a couple of hours (or longer) chilling in the fridge, so it’s ideal to make it the day before. 
    3. Leftovers keep very well (covered) in the fridge for around 5 days. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Serve | Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 369mg | Potassium: 226mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 510IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Nadine

      September 04, 2020 at 1:13 pm

      Great mix of veggies in this salad! It’s packed full of flavor and the vinaigrette makes it taste oh so good! 👌5 stars

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      • Alison Hope

        September 05, 2020 at 4:17 pm

        Thanks Nadine!

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    2. simonandrew

      August 27, 2020 at 1:17 pm

      I love to eat salad… thanks for sharing this!!

      Reply
      • Alison Hope

        August 27, 2020 at 1:29 pm

        Awesome! Hope you’ll enjoy this one! 🙂

        Reply

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