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Greek Pasta Salad

Recipe by Eric Jones

This Greek Pasta Salad is easy and perfect any time! It combines tender rotini pasta with arugula, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, red onion, crumbled feta cheese, and a homemade vinaigrette.

  • Total Time12 minutes
  • Yield6 1x

Ingredients

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  • 12 oz tri-colored rotini pasta
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced
  • 1 cucumber, chopped
  • 1/4 cup red onions, chopped
  • 1/4 cup black olives, chopped
  • 1/3 cup feta cheese crumbles
  • 3 oz organic arugula

For the salad dressing:

  • 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp ground mustard
  • 3 tsp brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp oregano

Instructions

  1. Cook the pasta according to instructions and set it aside.
  2. In a small bowl, add the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, Dijon mustard, ground mustard, brown sugar, black pepper, and oregano. Whisk (paid link) until smooth. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, add the cooked pasta, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, black olives, arugula, and feta cheese crumbles. Top with the homemade salad dressing.
  4. Toss all ingredients together.

Equipment

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Notes

You can substitute fusilli (a wider, more open spiral), penne, farfalle, macaroni, or even orzo for the rotini. You can also use gluten-free pasta.

In place of the arugula, baby spinach or kale also works well. Baby spinach keeps it bite-sized. If you use full-size spinach, chop them into smaller pieces.

If you’re not a fan of feta cheese, you can substitute goat cheese. If you want a vegan pasta salad, you can omit it.

For the homemade salad dressing, you can also use white balsamic vinegar for a milder flavor, and it won’t turn a salad dressing brown.

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 7 minutes
  • Category: Salad
  • Method: Toss
  • Cuisine: Greek

Nutrition

  • Calories: 199
  • Fat: 2.8g

Find it online: https://dudethatcookz.com/greek-pasta-salad/