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Easy Greek Pasta Salad

Last updated July 3, 2021. Originally posted July 22, 2019 By Jyothi Rajesh 40 Comments

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Greek pasta salad with red wine vinaigrette dressing
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pasta salad Greek style served in glass bowl
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Greek Pasta Salad our go-to recipe for summer backyard BBQ or picnic potluck salad. Light, fresh and easy to make and healthy. With simple Greek salad dressing drizzled on it to lift up the flavors. 

Greek pasta salad in glass salad bowl
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  • About Greek Pasta Salad Recipe
  • Ingredients you’ll need
  • How to make Greek pasta salad
  • Red wine vinaigrette dressing for the salad
  • What type of pasta is great for making pasta salads
  • Can I meal prep this salad?
  • 📋Easy Greek Pasta Salad

About Greek Pasta Salad Recipe

1. Planning a BBQ backyard party, potluck, picnics what ever is on your mind, you’ll be glad you made this classic pasta salad is guaranteed crowd pleaser. Now that the weather has turned so hot, a good cold pasta salad would be terrific.

2. Do you also believe pasta salad at cafes, deli, grocery stores are mediocre stuff?! Mushy pasta, veggies that literally swim in mayo loosing their crunch and a salad that’s under seasoned, and the big blunder – no seasoning at all!!

3. If you love pasta salads you definitely want to make your own healthy salad at home. It not only gives you the freedom to pick the vegetables of your choice and seasoning, it also ensures the salad is healthy and fresh.

4. Use vegetables that are your favorite that is not nasty to taste when raw. Season as per YOUR taste preference. As much freedom as we have to customize pasta salad recipe as per your preference, just don’t compromise on the feta cheese and red wine vinaigrette dressing.

5. Greek pasta salad needs the best Greek salad dressing, an heavenly combination! Not just easy to make, but they work like charm with the salad.

Greek pasta salad in glass bowl with wooden spatula

To your favorite pasta add feta cheese and olives along with fresh cucumbers, tomatoes and onions add crunch.  Packed with flavors, medley of crisp veggies, creamy feta cheese, al dente pasta, and an easy vinaigrette that works.

If you got a few minutes and all the ingredients handy, you are just a few minutes away from a salad that will make your belly happy. It’s one of the best summer meal – yes we eat it as a meal (side dish if I have to be corrected) be like this.

The fact that any pasta salad tastes even better after a day of refrigeration makes it a great meal prep dish too. Make ahead and stash in refrigerator.

Pasta takes in all the wonderful flavors from Greek salad dressing. Just toss a little extra salt and olive oil before serving it straight from fridge to adjust the seasoning and add moisture to pasta.

Ingredients you’ll need

A handful of simple readily available ingredients goes in making a great Greek pasta salad. Except for feta I would say.

  • Tomatoes
  • Onions
  • Olives
  • Cucumber
  • Fusili bucati or rotini
  • Feta cheese and salad dressing.
Ingredients for Greek pasta salad in a bowl

How to make Greek pasta salad

  1. Cook pasta of your choice to al-dente.
  2. Chop vegetables while pasta cooks.
  3. Whisk the dressing ingredients together.
  4. Toss all ingredients in a large bowl. Pour the dressing. Mix. Serve for few hours before serving.

Red wine vinaigrette dressing for the salad

I prefer red wine vinaigrette dressing any day. A clove of garlic for flavor with fresh Oregano and basil during summer when the garden is full of lush green fresh herbs and vegetables.

If using dried herbs use about half the measure as fresh herbs, as dried herbs are more potent. And don’t worry about the tang in red wine vinegar, it get balanced with the FETA cheese.

A simple pasta salad dressing has

  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Red wine vinegar
  • Minced garlic
  • Herbs

Red wine vinaigrette salad dressing poured over Greek pasta salad

What type of pasta is great for making pasta salads

Pastas small in shapes works best. Like penne, farfalle, fusilli, tortellini. We have used (because we love it) fusili bucati variety of pasta here.

cooked Fusili bucati pasta in a colander

Can I meal prep this salad?

Yes you absolutely can. Cold pasta salads are best during summer and it tastes great for days. That is also the reason it makes a great meal prep dish.

You can serve this as side dish for grilled chicken. My favorite.

Or you can serve it as meal as it is. Chop grilled garlic lemon grilled chicken into pieces and mix it with this Greek Feta pasta salad if serving it for lunch.

We had this as a meal without even bothering much about the proteins.  With feta and all the vegetables and olives the salad is filling enough.

There’s really no need for protein if you ask me. And trust it was so light, fresh and satisfying dinner. Simple, light dinner.

To pack it as meal prep – mix all the pasta salad ingredients and portion them out into meal prep boxes. Store the dressing into small containers separately and store them in fridge for 3-4 days. I would like to finish this pasta salad Greek within 4 days cause of the Feta.

close up of pasta salad with feta and olives

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Greek pasta salad in a bowl with wooden spatula
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📋Easy Greek Pasta Salad

Jyothi Rajesh
Summer backyard BBQ or picnic potluck this easy Greek pasta salad is all you need. Light, fresh, delicious, easy to make and healthy. All this and simple pasta salad vinaigrette to drizzle that lifts up the flavors. The perfect recipe for your BBQ or potluck party.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 11 mins
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Greek, Mediterranean
Servings 4 servings
Calories 693

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz fusilli bucati pasta or rotini, farfalle, penne
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 English cucumber seeded and diced
  • 1 red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 cup FETA cheese (use good quality cheese) cut into cubes
  • ½ cup Kalamata olives pitted and halved
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper or to taste

For red wine vinaigrette

  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • â…” cup extra virgin olive oil use good quality oil
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoon fresh oregano (or) 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions
 

Cook pasta –

  • fill a large pot with water seasoned with little salt and bring it to boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the penne, and return to the boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 9 ½ minutes (for bucati). Drain pasta and let it cool. (DO NOT OVER COOK PASTA)

Prep vegetables –

  • while pasta cooks chop all vegetables.
  • Whisk together the red wine vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano. Set aside.
  • Combine pasta, onions, tomatoes, cucumber, olives and feta cheese in a large bowl. Pour vinaigrette over the pasta and mix together. Cover and chill for 3 hours before serving.

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Notes

  1. Pastas small in shapes works best. Like penne, farfalle, fusilli, tortellini or Orzo.
  2. Your pasta salad is only that delicious as your ingredients. Use fresh vegetables.
  3. Do not use pre-crumbled feta. Buy good quality block feta and crumble or cut it just when you want to use it.
  4. If storing for more than day, make sure to finish this pasta salad within 4 days. Feta cheese will begin to taste weird if the salad sits in fridge for longer.
 
Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition

Serving: 0gCalories: 693kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 14gFat: 48gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 985mgPotassium: 413mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 528IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 268mgIron: 3mg
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  1. Leslie says

    July 24, 2019 at 9:12 am

    5 stars
    I LOVE a good pasta salad recipe! I love that you used feta cheese in this!, my FAV!!!

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    • jyothirajesh says

      July 24, 2019 at 1:51 pm

      Glad you liked it. feta in pasta salad is must for me 🙂 Thank you Leslie.

      Reply
  2. Cheese Curd In Paradise says

    July 23, 2019 at 10:18 pm

    5 stars
    I love pasta salad in the summer time. Your dressing sounds so good and so refreshing! I love the combo of feta and olives with the pasta and dressing!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      July 23, 2019 at 10:29 pm

      Thank you

      Reply
  3. Danielle says

    July 23, 2019 at 3:19 pm

    5 stars
    It is hard not to enjoy this pasta salad in summer – it is light, easy to make and looking absolutely delicious! Great dish to make.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      July 23, 2019 at 4:08 pm

      thank you

      Reply
  4. GUNJAN C Dudani says

    July 22, 2019 at 9:25 pm

    5 stars
    Loved every bit of this post. Your Greek pasta salad looks very attractive and I am sooo craving for it. I am sure its a refreshing and satisfying salad on this sunny day.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      July 23, 2019 at 2:35 pm

      It is totally refreshing and delicious!

      Reply
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