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Kittencal's Creamy Greek-Style Pasta Salad

Here's how you make Kittencal's Creamy Greek-Style Pasta Salad
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  • Servings: 9
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 9 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 pound pasta (dry rotini pasta)
  • 1 small cucumber ( peeled, seeded and chopped)
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
  • 1 small red onion, chopped (or use 5-6 green onion, chopped)
  • 1/2 cup olives (sliced kalamata olives)
  • 1 1/2 cups feta cheese (cubed, you will need more for the dressing)
  • Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste
  • DRESSING
  • 1 fresh garlic cloves (or use 1/2-1 teaspoon garlic powder)
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano (or use 2 teaspoons Greek seasoning in place of oregano and basil)
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise (more if needed mixed in the salad at the end -- do not use low-fat or fat-free)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cook the pasta in boiling water until al dente; drain then rinse well under cold water. Place the pasta in a large bowl. Add in cucumber, tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, olives and cubed feta cheese; toss to combine.

  • Step 2: For the dressing; in a processor place the garlic clove and process until minced. Add in all the remaining ingredients except the mayonnaise;process until well blended (about 20-30 seconds) then add in the mayonnaise and process until combined.

  • Step 3: Pour over the salad ingredients in the bowl; toss to combine (if you prefer a creamier salad then add in more mayonnaise to taste). Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. Delicious!

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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