GREEK PASTA SALAD | easy, healthy recipe

pasta salad is an easy healthy delicious dish that's perfect for barbecues cookouts picnics and even your weekly meal prep plus it's super versatile you can make Italian pasta salad orzo pasta salad a creamy tuna pasta salad all of which I've shown you before and will of course link to down in the description box below or you can make this easy pasta salad with Greek salad dressing and feta cheese so the first thing I like to do is chop up all of my vegetables so you want to grab your sharpest knife and I'm going to start by chopping an English cucumber now I love to use English cucumbers in this recipe because they are seedless and they're extra crunchy but any type of cucumber will get the job done then I have one pint of cherry or grape tomatoes that you can either slice into halves or quarters depending on their size the key with the tomatoes is to look for the most vibrant in seasoned tomato you can get your hands on because that's the one that's going to be the most delicious then I'll chop up one bell pepper any color is going to work here my favorite way to cut a bell pepper is to slice off the cheeks of the pepper that's the sides and then lay it down and slice off the bottom then I just cut it into strips come back across the other way and you've got yourself a chopped pepper then I have a half a cup of Kalamata olives that I'm going to slice in half make sure to buy pitted Kalamata olives because that is going to make your job a whole lot easier and then finally we need one half of a red onion diced up start by slicing off the stem side of the onion then lay it flat side down slice it in half lengthwise peel off the papery outer skin and then create a checkerboard by creating horizontal slices and then vertical slices and then I come right down over the top and slice straight down okay once I have all of my vegetables prepped then I like to make the Greek salad dressing and keep in mind that this salad dressing is super versatile you could put it on a pasta salad like we're doing today a potato salad or really any type of green salad as well so this is a recipe you're going to want to keep in your back pocket now when I'm making salad dressings I love to use a mason jar because not only does it have the measurements on the side but you can pop the lid on and shake it up right in the jar so we're going to make this Greek salad dressing by starting with one fat clove of crushed garlic then I have a half a teaspoon of Dijon mustard one teaspoon of dried oregano and if you just crush it in your fingers before you sprinkle it into the jar that's going to help release some of those oils and bring out even more flavor then I have a quarter cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice two tablespoons of red wine vinegar a third of a cup of a good quality extra virgin olive oil and then we'll season that with a half a teaspoon of sea salt and a quarter teaspoon of black pepper I'll pop on the lid and then just shake this up and set it aside from here you're going to need one pound 16 ounces of some type of short pasta I'm using a traditional fusilli pasta here and I'm just going to cook that according to the package instructions so I'll bring a pot of salted water up to a boil add the pasta in let it go anywhere between six to eight minutes or until it's Al Dente with meaning it spills a little bit of a bite then I'm going to drain it out and give it a quick rinse under cold water just to bring it down to room temperature and then from here all we have to do is bring it all together so get out a nice big bowl and add the cooled pasta to the bowl and then we're going to add all of our veggie topping so I'm going to add my chopped cucumbers our Tomatoes the beautiful bell pepper these bright Kalamata olives the diced red onion and then we're going to finish it with some feta cheese and if you've been watching you know I always try to buy my feta cheese in block form and just crumble it myself because this is always going to offer a better flavor and a better texture I'm going to give that Greek salad dressing one last shake and then I'm gonna slowly drizzle it right over the top of the salad and gently toss to bring this all together and keep in mind I tend to keep my salads lightly dressed so if you know you like a more heavily dressed salad maybe you want a 1.5 times that recipe and have a little extra dressing this is a light bright fresh easy pasta salad that is packed with vegetables and super family friendly so as always I'm super excited for you to give it a try and when you do snap a picture and tag me on Instagram and on Facebook so I can see all of the clean and deliciousness you're whipping up in your very own kitchens that is divine thanks so much for watching I'm Danny spies and I'll see you back here next time with some more clean and deliciousness cheers

Channel: Clean & Delicious

Views: 95,235

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Id: nAiyDUDMudU

Length: 5min 16sec (316 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 17 2023