Looking to switch up the traditional pasta salad? Make this easy recipe for Greek Pasta Salad made in under 30 minutes with fresh ingredients that are sure to be a crowd pleaser!
I love a quick and easy (and of course very tasty) pasta salad. I also like when they aren’t chocked full of mayonnaise. I’ve been making this Greek-style pasta salad for years now. It’s always a hit whenever I bring it to a barbecue or pot luck get together.
In this post you will learn the following information.
Ingredients
- Greek Seasoning – I love Cavendar’s Greek Seasoning. This is the brand I always use.
- Lemon Juice – You can squeeze fresh lemon juice or use a bottle of the concentrate.
- Mini Bow Tie Pasta – I like to use mini bow-tie pasta for this recipe. But the full size will work well too.
- Grape Tomatoes – I love to use a wide-variety of colored tomatoes to give additional appeal to the eye. But plain red grape tomatoes work just fine, too!
- Cucumbers – I like to use an English cucumber and dice the cucumber for this salad.
- Red Onion – Thin slices are best for this recipe and a little goes a long way.
- Kalamata Olives – Greek food is not complete without these olives.
- Artichoke Hearts – I buy these in the can and prefer to buy the artichoke hearts in water vs the ones packed in oil.
- Feta – A good quality regular feta works perfect for this dish.
Directions
- Cook pasta according to package (add 1 tablespoon salt), drain, rinse with cold water, and set aside.
- While pasta cooks, make the dressing. Using a large bowl add olive oil, lemon juice, Greek seasoning, and fresh dill. Whisk until well combined.
- Add the rinsed and drained pasta to the dressing. Mix well.
- Then to the same bowl add in the halved grape tomatoes, diced cucumber, sliced kalamata olives, red onion, green onions, and artichoke hearts together. Mix well.
- Then add the feta cheese. Mix until well combined.
- Place plastic wrap on the bowl and let it sit in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Mix well before serving.
FAQs
Yes! this will stop the cooking process and remove the excess starch off the pasta. It will also keep the pasta from clumping which is exactly what you want when you are making pasta salad.
Yes! I actually prefer to make my pasta salad the night before I plan to serve it so that the flavors marry better together.
This pasta salad is good for 3-5 days after being made if stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Greek Recipes
Here are a few more of my favorite Greek-style recipes.
- Grilled Greek Corn on the Cob
- Seven Layer Greek Dip
- Greek Vinaigrette Dressing
- Greek Cucumber Salad
- Sheet Pan Greek Shrimp Dinner
- Grilled Greek Chicken Strips
- Greek Crostini with Whipped Feta
- Greek Chicken Kabobs
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Greek Pasta Salad
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Silicone Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 Box Bow tie pasta
- 1 tablespoon Salt
- ¼ cup Olive OIl
- 1 Lemon juiced
- 2 tablespoon Greek Seasoning
- 2 tablespoon Fresh Dill minced
- 1-¼ cup Grape tomatoes halved
- 1 cup English Cucumber diced
- ¼ cup Kalamata olives sliced
- ¼ cup Red onion thinly slicked
- 1 cup Artichoke hearts canned, quarterd
- 1 tablespoon Green Onions
- 1 cup Feta
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package (add 1 tablespoon salt), drain, rinse with cold water, and set aside.
- While pasta cooks, make the dressing. Using a large bowl add olive oil, lemon juice, Greek seasoning, and fresh dill. Whisk until well combined.
- Add the rinsed and drained pasta to the dressing. Mix well.
- Then to the same bowl add in the halved grape tomatoes, diced cucumber, sliced kalamata olives, red onion, and artichoke hearts together. Mix well.
- Then add in the green onions and feta cheese. Mix until well combined.
- Place plastic wrap on the bowl and let it sit in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Mix well before serving.
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Notes
- Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3-5 days.
- After refrigerating the salad the oil tended to stick to the pasta. Feel free to let the pasta salad sit out for a good 15 minutes, mix well and if need be add a little more oil and Greek seasoning.
- My neighbor added pepperoncinis to this and said it was phenomenal.
- Don’t need 12 servings? Cut all the ingredients in half to make 6 servings. I like to keep the dressing measurements the same since my family tends to like extra dressing.
Nutrition
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Ava & Ella's Grandma
Love Greek Pasta Salad – so refreshing – & this recipe looks easy & tasty!
Katie
Thank’s ! I love this recipe & it travels well for pot lucks!
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
Love this recipe, except is there a way to sub greek feta for something milder?! I know, I am weird just like that.
Katie
Kiran–you are not weird! I just started eating feta this year! I’ve never been a big fan of cheese in general! Not sure what you could sub out for a milder flavor…
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel
This is so perfect for the pending holiday weekend!
Joanne
You just can’t go wrong with greek flavors in my opinion! Great pasta salad!
swati
wow!this is an innovative salad! you are right about mayo though, I’m too not fond of very slushy kind of salad. This is perfect.
Cooking on a Dime
My mom used to always make this for parties. Love love love it.
Katie
Very cool–the same way with the greek seasoning and oil?
Cooking on a Dime
Not exactly the same. Actually she has never divulged her technique… but I am definitely trying it this way!
Katie
I love it! Hopefully its close to how she makes hers!
Julie @ Table for Two
when i first saw this, i could immediately taste all the flavors i was looking at. i LOVE greek pasta and i always get them at salad bars! i need to make this 🙂
Katie
Julie, you’ll love this then!
Chef Chuck
Hello Katie! I hope all is well…
This dish would be perfect for lunch, I thank you for sharing!
Take Care:)
amy @ fearless homemaker
I don’t like mayonnaise but i DO love pasta salad, so this recipe is just perfect for me. looks absolutely amazing!
Katie
I agree Amy–very few things I can eat mayonnaise with. Pasta salad just doesn’t seem to be one of them!
Cathy @ Noble Pig
Fun idea for the week, this looks and sounds amazing. It’s hard to believe summer is coming to a close!!
Katie
Cathy–I know! I’m totally going against the grain with non-American (hot dogs and hamburgers for Labor Day this year). Thankfully, Summer in florida won’t be really gone for another few months but it makes it hard to start making all the fall foods when it is still 90 degrees outside!