This quick and easy recipe makes a great addition to dinner: Greek Pasta Salad
Let me start by telling you how much my husband went NUTS over this recipe! I served it with grilled steak, but he told me that he’d be happy eating Greek Pasta Salad all by itself for dinner. This is such an easy recipe, and it performs perfectly as a side dish to your favorite meats.
This recipe comes from a fun new cookbook by my friend Shawn Syphus (I Wash You Dry blog): Express Lane Cooking. The theme of this cookbook is 5-ingredient meals. There are more than 5 ingredients in each recipe, but the other ingredients in each recipe are things that you might typically already have in your pantry. Syphus shows you how to make 3 delicious recipes with 5 key ingredients. For example: with pork tenderloin, brown sugar, onion, balsamic vinegar and soy sauce… she shows you how to make Slow Cooker Balsamic Glazed Pulled Pork, Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin and Sweet and Sour Pork Stir Fry. It’s a neat premise, isn’t it?
It took me all of 20 minutes to put this together. It’s best if it sits in the fridge for a few hours to let it soak up the dressing. Give it a toss when you’re ready to serve, and it’s good to go!
Greek Pasta Salad
Ingredients
SALAD
- 3 cups uncooked rotini pasta
- 2 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1 cup kalamata olives, sliced
- 1 cup canned quartered artichoke hearts, drained
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
DRESSING
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon granulated white sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Prepare the pasta according to the package instructions. Once the noodles are tender, drain them, run cold water through them until they are cooled; drain again.
- In a large bowl, combine the pasta, tomatoes, olives, artichoke hearts and feta.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients. Pour the dressing over the pasta and toss to combine. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. Toss again prior to serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Here are a few more pasta salad recipes you might enjoy:
- Grilled Veggie Pasta Salad by Hip Foodie Mom
- Pizza Pasta Salad by RecipeGirl
- Arugula Pasta Salad by Reluctant Entertainer
- Mediterranean Pasta Salad by An Edible Mosaic
- Caprese Pasta Salad by Kleinworth & Co.
I love Greek salads and feta cheese in just about any salad! I think grilled steak strips would also go great in the salad.Mmmm!