Summer is here, which means BBQ’s galore! Most people look forward to burgers, hot dogs, sausages, etc., but not me. I look most forward to yummy salads and sides, since they often utilize ingredients that aren’t necessarily available all throughout the year – or just taste better in the summer. So, I introduce to you my easy-peasy Greek Pasta Salad.
One of the reasons I love this salad and find it so simple to make is because I usually have most of the ingredients on-hand anyway, so I don’t have to make an extra trip to the grocery store. But even if I do, it’s still so easy to make. One of the other reasons I love this recipe is because it tastes great the day after your BBQ … and the day after that … and that day after that … and the day after that. Well, if you have leftovers, that is 🙂
What you’ll need to whip this baby up …
Chop up your veggies and feta while your pasta is boiling …
While pasta is cooling, mix veggies, feta and seasoning with the Greek dressing …
Once pasta has cooled, add a cup at a time with some more dressing and mix together …
Serve and enjoy 🙂
INGREDIENTS
- 4 cups of rotini pasta, uncooked
- ½ – ¾ bottle of Kraft Greek Feta salad dressing (depending on how saucy you like it)
- 1 cup of cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
- 1 whole pepper, chopped (I used yellow for a different colour)
- 1 small red onion, chopped
- 1 cup of hard feta cheese, chopped or crumbled
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cook pasta until it’s semi-soft (just past al dente) in salted water
- Chop veggies & feta while pasta is cooking
- Mix above ingredients with Greek dressing, until well coated
- Once pasta has cooled, add it cup by cup to the veggie/feta mixture and add more Greek dressing
- Refrigerate until well chilled and ingredients have had time to blend
This pasta salad was a huge hit with our guests! We also enjoyed it for a few days afterwards – yay to yummy leftovers!
Enjoy 🙂
Jackie
I love feta cheese so much, and cherry toms. Thanks for the link to this!
My pleasure, Shelby. I hope you enjoy this as much as my crowd did! Please let me know how it turns out if you give it a whirl 🙂
Will do! 🙂
This looks delish! I’m definitely going to try it out. Thank you so much for sharing.
My pleasure. Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did!
Thanks for stopping by and checking it out! If you do give it a whirl, please let me know how you like it 🙂
Yum, this looks great! I usually wimp out of “Greek” recipes because they almost always involve olives,of which I’m not a fan, so I’m happy to see one that doesn’t include them. 🙂 I’ll have to try this sometime!
Funny you should say that, because I love olives. But my husband hates them, so I left them out this time around. However, the recipe is so flavourful that I didn’t miss them. Please let me know if you do try this out, I’d love to hear how you like it!
This looks great!!!! I will try this for our next get together!!
Awesome, please let me know how you like it!
Hi Jackie,
This indeed is a great pasta salad. I made it like this when I still lived in the Netherlands… Must give it a go again 🙂
Ciao, Letizia
This looks great and I love your pictures!
Thanks so much! If you give it a try, please let me know. I’d love to hear how it turns out for you!
looks delicious! i love feta, definitely putting this on my list of things to make. 🙂
I’m a feta lover as well. Well, any kinda cheese, really … LOL. Please let me know how it turns out for you 🙂
I love feta! I have some in the fridge right now. Perhaps I should give this recipe a try! 🙂
Good idea! Please let me know how it turns out.
your salad looks very delicious!!!
Thank you!