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    Easy Greek Pasta Salad

    Published: May 22, 2019 / Updated: May 22, 2019 / 8 Comments

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    This Greek pasta salad recipe is the perfect pasta salad for summer gatherings, BBQs, or potlucks. It's flavorful and healthy!

    close-up of Greek pasta salad

    Memorial Day is coming up fast for my American readers, and this would be a delicious addition to the menu! I hope you're getting outdoors and enjoying the nice weather. 

    Love Greek-inspired salad recipes? You may also like my Mediterranean quinoa salad, my Mediterranean orzo salad, or my Mediterranean chickpea salad.

    Glass prep bowl with cold Greek pasta salad

    How to make Greek pasta salad

    • Cook your pasta. You can definitely use a different kind than I did (I used fusilli/rotini), but you may need to adjust the amount of dressing/other ingredients since some shapes take up more/less volume. 
    • While the pasta is cooking, I like to chop the other ingredients and make the dressing.
    • Rinse the pasta under cool water once it's done, and let it drain thoroughly.
    • Toss the pasta and other ingredients with the dressing and season it well (lots of pasta means a fair amount of salt is required to get enough flavor). Taste and adjust as needed.
    • This pasta salad can be enjoyed right away or chilled first. 

    Greek pasta salad in two bowls

    Greek pasta salad recipe tips

    • You can used cubed feta if you prefer. Whatever's easiest or you can find at the store.
    • If you're making this pasta salad a day ahead, I suggest adding the feta and dressing within a few hours of serving it for optimum freshness.

    Greek salad dressing

    For the pasta salad dressing I used red wine vinegar, olive oil, a touch of Dijon mustard, fresh chopped parsley, garlic, dried oregano, and a little bit of brown sugar. I find it easiest to put it in a jar and shake it up prior to tossing the salad.

    Pro tip: My trick for making certain salad dressings (vinaigrettes in particular) is to add a little bit of sugar. It takes the acidic edge off so the dressing isn't too sharp. 

    Greek pasta salad in a bowl with salad tongs

    Other pasta salad recipes you may like: healthy tuna pasta salad, this Cajun pasta salad, my chicken ranch pasta salad, this Mexican street corn pasta salad, my easy Italian pasta salad, or this balsamic Caprese pasta salad.

    Questions? Let me know in the comments below!

    close-up of Greek pasta salad

    Easy Greek Pasta Salad

    This Greek pasta salad recipe is the perfect pasta salad for summer gatherings, BBQs, or potlucks. It's flavorful and healthy!
    5 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Greek
    Servings 6
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    Ingredients
     

    • 3 cups uncooked pasta
    • 1 red pepper chopped
    • 1 green pepper chopped
    • 1 small red onion chopped
    • 1/2 cup Kalamata olives
    • 3 mini cucumbers (or 3/4 English cucumber) chopped
    • 1 cup little tomatoes (grape, cherry, etc.) halved
    • 5 ounces crumbled feta
    • Salt & pepper to taste

    Dressing:

    • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
    • 3 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
    • 1 clove garlic minced
    • 1 teaspoon fresh parsley chopped
    • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
    • 1 teaspoon (packed) brown sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Boil a large, salted pot of water and cook pasta al dente according to package directions. Once it's cooked, drain it and run it under cool water. Let it drain thoroughly.
    • Meanwhile, while the pasta is cooking, get all your other ingredients ready. Add the dressing ingredients to a jar and shake vigorously. You may need to add more oil or vinegar depending on your tastes.
    • Assemble the pasta salad in a large bowl. Toss with the dressing and season with salt & pepper as needed (I added a fair bit of salt because there's a lot of pasta). Either serve  the pasta salad right away or refrigerate until the flavors meld a bit. 

    Notes

    • Feeds 6+, especially if it's a side rather than a main dish.
    • I pitted the Kalamata olives after measuring a 1/2 cup out. You can leave them whole if you wish.
    • All quantities here aren't set in stone... feel free to use ballpark figures and add more/less of anything that you like. 
    • I only put 10 minutes prep time because the rest is included in the time it takes to cook the pasta.
    Keyword Greek Pasta Salad
    Author Natasha Bull
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    1. Aly says

      May 22, 2021 at 8:52 PM

      5 stars
      Made this tonight and it was really yummy. The only thing is we needed to add more dressing than the recipe called for. Thanks for sharing!

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      • Natasha says

        May 23, 2021 at 10:25 AM

        I'm so glad you liked it! Yeah, dressing is definitely a bit subjective. Glad you were able to tweak it! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Doug Barton says

      August 23, 2019 at 2:39 AM

      5 stars
      This is super Natasha. I really love this, and more importantly, so do my children. Taste great, looks fabulous and is healthy too.

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        August 23, 2019 at 8:14 AM

        So happy you all liked it, Doug! Thanks for letting me know 🙂

        Reply
        • Beth says

          April 16, 2020 at 8:27 PM

          5 stars
          Delicious! Thanks for the pro tip to add brown sugar, you were right!

          Reply
          • Natasha says

            April 17, 2020 at 9:12 AM

            Awesome, thanks Beth! 😉

            Reply
    3. Natasha's Sister says

      May 27, 2019 at 12:31 PM

      5 stars
      Requesting this now for our picnic. You'll make it for me, right?

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        May 27, 2019 at 6:11 PM

        No.

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