We had a picnic to go to that was bring a dish to share. I wanted to bring something that was a bit different than normal pasta salad, potato salad, or beans. I had feta, pasta, and some veggies in my fridge so this was the salad. I found an organic Greek salad dressing. It had whole cloves of garlic in it. I thought I would give it a try.
Verdict:
The hardest part of making this salad was dicing all the vegetables into small pieces. It was super simple to put together and the dressing turned out to be delicious. I did add a bit of extra oregano, garlic powder, salt and black pepper but that was to our tastes. Use your favorite dressing or make your own! Make it how you best like it.
Greek Pasta Salad
Pasta salad for picnic or small gathering.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. rotini pasta (or similar shape)
- 2 red peppers, diced small/medium pieces
- 1 red onion, diced
- 2 cucumbers (seedless or de-seed the cucumbers), diced
- 1 (16 oz) can large black olives, sliced
- 8 oz. grape tomatoes, cut into halves or quarters depending on size
- 12 oz. Greek Dressing
- 12 oz. Feta cheese, crumbled
- additional garlic powder, oregano, black pepper, and salt, to taste
Directions:
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse in cool water.
- Add diced red peppers, onion, cucumber, black olives, grape tomatoes, and Feta cheese. Add 1/2 the bottle of dressing and allow to rest for 1 hour or so in the refrigerator.
- Remove salad from refrigerator and add the rest of the dressing. Stir well and taste. Adjust spices as necessary to your liking.
- Serve cold.
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Looks lovely!
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