Garden Greek Pasta Salad

Submitted by FLYing4Me

"This is a great pasta salad that everyone always loves! I sometimes substitute rotini pasta or black olives. Makes a great meatless main dish meal along with some bread!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 946.36 ml cooked radiatore (nugget)
• 473.18 ml thinly sliced cucumbers
• 236.59 ml chopped red bell pepper (1 medium)
• 118.29 ml red onion, sliced (1/2 small)
• 59.14 ml kalamata olive, pitted and cut in half
• 59.14 ml finely chopped fresh parsley
• 59.14 ml olive oil
• 59.14 ml lemon juice
• 9.85 ml chopped fresh oregano (1/2 t. dried oregano leaves)
• 1.23 ml salt
• 453.59 g can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 118.29 ml crumbled feta cheese

directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. Mix all ingredients except feta cheese in large bowl.
3. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors.
4. Top with crumbled cheese.

Reviews

[mama smurf]

This was delicious and a great hit. I did add garlic to the dressing but otherwise I followed the instructions. Company loved this dish! Thank you for posting. Made for Spring PAC 2013.

 

[beancooker]

I fixed this tonight and it was a real winner. I stuck pretty close to original recipe except I added a clove of minced garlic to the dressing and about 1/4 of a green bell pepper just because it needed to be used up. Next time I think I will add a bit more garlic and maybe make a smidge more dressing. I also used tricolor radiatore. This will be a regular on our summer menu this year. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Merlot]

This is a great salad that we all enjoyed. The Kalamata Olives and Feta Cheese are a wonderful addition to this dish. Very pretty too. I can't wait to make this dish again. Thanks so much for sharing, Flying4Me. It was great!

 

[Kumquat the Cats fr]

Nice salad! Good for warm summer (or spring) days. I cooked 3 cups dried tri-color radiatore pasta, added a cup of halved grape tomatoes in addition to 1 orange pepper, low-fat feta and 1 tablespoon olive oil with other ingredients as written (including fresh oregano instead of dried). A quarter teaspoon salt was perfect as other ingredients were somewhat salty too. BF also liked this, plus it was easy! A great meatless entree. I also liked the substitution of lemon juice in place of vinegar and the addition of kidney beans for texture and taste. Looking forward to leftovers for lunch tomorrow. Thanks!