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EASY Greek Pasta Salad

This salad is great as a side or as an entree salad!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Complimentary Dish
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp olive oil EVOO
  • 1 package Pasta Tri-Colored, Orzo. Fusilli, Shells or any pasta of your choice
  • 1 head Romaine Lettuce, chopped
  • 1/2 cup Grape Tomatoes, quartered
  • 1/2 cup Cucumbers, chopped
  • 1/2 whole Red Onion, slivered
  • 1 cup Feta Cheese, crumbled Mediterranean or Herb
  • 2 cups, divided Greek Dressing, bottled Your choice - some are vinegar based some a

Method
 

  1. Prepare pasta of your choice. Cooking 5-7 minutes in boiling water with 1 tbsp of EVOO, until tender. Be sure that your water is adequately salted. After cooked, drain reserving 1/4 cup of cooked liquid*.
  2. Toss cooked pasta with pasta liquid and 1 cup of Greek Dressing. Refrigerate overnight.
  3. Prepare Romaine Lettuce, Tomatoes, Cucumbers and Onions. Add Feta Cheese
  4. Combine freshly cut ingredients and Feta Cheese to pasta and toss with remaining Greek Dressing. Garnish with black olives or pepperoncinis.

Notes

If you are adding a protein for an entree salad it may require more dressing or to make it a bit more calorie friendly simply drizzle EVOO over top just before serving!