The Best Greek Pasta Salad

This is the BEST Greek pasta salad recipe you will ever try! It’s full of veggies and coated in a yummy dressing making it the PERFECT side dish for any occasion! Even better, it takes less than 20 minutes to make!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Mediterranean

Keyword best pasta salad, easy pasta salad, greek pasta salad

Prep Time 8

Cook Time 8

Total Time 16

Servings servings

Calories 271kcal

Author Jennifer

Ingredients

GREEK PASTA SALAD

3 cups tri-colored rotini pasta
1 cup Crumbled Feta Cheese
1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
1 cup cucumbers chopped
½ cup sliced black olives
1 purple onion sliced

GREEK SALAD DRESSING

2 tablespoons kalamata olives minced
1 tablespoon garlic minced
2 tablespoons oregano minced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Salt to taste
Fresh-ground black pepper to taste
½ cup red wine vinegar
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

Cook rotini according to the package directions. Let cool.
In a small bowl, mix kalamata olives, garlic, oregano, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, red wine vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil.
In a large bowl, add pasta, feta cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, black olives, and onions. Add dressing and toss.
Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

Notes

Want in on a little secret? If you make this simple side dish a tad bit ahead of time, the flavors and dressing stand out even more! It truly tastes better with a little time to sit before serving.
No pasta. If you'd rather skip the pasta you can make it without or swap the pasta for cooked rice!
Don't overcook the pasta. Make sure to follow the directions on the package for al dente pasta.
Room temperature. If refrigerated, let the salad sit at room temperature so the dressing will warm up and loosen up in the salad.
Store. When stored in an airtight container, pasta salad will last at least 2 days. Sometimes, we eat it for 4-5 days but the tomatoes and cucumbers do start to get a little soggy.
Make ahead. Yes! Give it at least one hour to sit before serving but you can also make this salad up to 24 hours in advance. Let it sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes and then stir well before serving.

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