Creamy Greek Pasta Salad Recipe

5 from 6 votes

Delicious Creamy Greek Pasta Salad recipe, with all the ingredients you love in a traditional Greek Salad like cucumber, tomatoes, red onions, black olives, and feta, mixed with Italian bowtie pasta.

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Total Time30

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Greek

Servings: people

Calories: 349kcal

Author: Hilda Sterner

Ingredients

9 oz dry bowtie pasta
1 medium cucumber (chopped)
½ medium bell pepper (sliced)
½ cup red onion (sliced)
1½ cups grape tomatoes (sliced in half)
1 6 oz can whole black olives
1½ cups crumbled feta
½ cup spicy chili peppers

Dressing

¼ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup olive oil
½ cup ranch dressing
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

Additional Ingredients

1 tablespoon sea salt (to salt boiling water)

Instructions

Add water and 1 tablespoon of salt to a six-quart Dutch oven. Bring to a boil, then add pasta.
Stir the pasta to keep it from sticking together and cook for ten minutes, or according to package directions. Drain the pasta in a strainer and rinse with cold water.
Add cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, tomatoes, black olives, and hot chili peppers to a medium-sized bowl. Add pasta to the bowl and mix to combine.
Whisk dressing ingredients together in a measuring cup. Pour dressing over the pasta salad and gently mix to combine.
Sprinkle feta cheese over the pasta salad and fold in until completely incorporated. Chill and serve as a side or appetizer.

Notes

Put some of the salad dressing aside and stir it in just prior to serving. This really wakes up the flavor of the pasta salad.
Pepperoncini peppers are also great in this salad.
If you are short on time just use Paul Newman's Balsamic Vinaigrette instead of making it from scratch.
Cubes of cheddar and salami are also great additions to this Creamy Greek Salad Recipe.

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