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Rita's Kitchen: Greek Salad Pasta Salad
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June 10, 2024
June 10, 2024
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"Pasta salad season is upon us, and this is a fresh, vibrant, and unexpected way to switch it up. This Greek-inspired pasta salad takes the classic chopped Greek salad – chock full of crisp cucumbers, summer tomatoes, fresh bell peppers, salty olives, lots of herbs, and creamy feta – and adds cooked and cooled pasta to the mix. It can be a light lunch or dinner, a side dish, an appetizer – in other words, everything you want in a pasta salad."
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Recipe
Serves: 4-8
Ingredients:
• 1 cup thinly sliced red onion (from about 1/4 of a large or 1/2 of a small red onion)
• 1 lb pasta, cooked and cooled
• 1 cup kalamata olives, halved
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 persian cucumbers, sliced into half moons
• 1 red bell peppers, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, torn
• 1/4 cup fresh oregano leaves
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn
• 1 8-oz block feta cheese, cut into thick slices (or, 8 oz crumbled feta)
Dressing:
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp dijon mustard
• Juice of 1/2 lemon (~2 tbsp)
• 1 tbsp dried mint
• 1/2 tbsp dried oregano
• Lots of salt
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions:
- To make the dressing, whisk together all ingredients except olive oil.
- Carefully drizzle in olive oil while whisking to create a smooth emulsification.
- Add sliced red onions to dressing, mix, and let marinate for at least 15 minutes.
- After onions have marinated, add cooled pasta, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell pepper, mint, oregano, and basil. Mix well.
- Divide into bowls and top each with either a slice of feta or a handful of crumbled feta. Garnish with additional herbs, freshly ground pepper, and olive oil. Enjoy!
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