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Greek Style Pasta Salad

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Bright and easy, this Greek-style pasta salad combines rotini with feta, grape tomatoes, Kalamata olives, roasted red peppers, fresh parsley and lemon zest. The dressing is a creamy lemon-dill blend made by pulsing cucumber, garlic and dill, then mixing in mayonnaise, whole milk Greek yogurt and lemon juice. It's a simple, make-ahead-friendly salad that pairs well with picnics, potlucks, or a light lunch.
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

For the pasta:
  • 8 ounces rotini pasta
  • 4 ounces feta crumble into chunks
  • 8 ounces grape tomatoes cut into halves
  • ½ C kalamata olives pitted and cut into halves
  • 2/3 C roasted red pepper drained and diced
  • ¼ C fresh parsley minced
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp. Kosher Salt
  • Kosher salt to salt the pasta water I use a small palmful
For the sauce:
  • ½ C mayonnaise
  • ½ C whole milk Greek yogurt
  • ½ mini-English cucumber peeled
  • ¼ C fresh dill
  • 1 large clove of garlic
  • ½ lemon juiced

Equipment

  • Food processor

Method
 

  1. Cook your pasta to box directions. Please make sure you salt the boiling water before you add your pasta. I like to say that the water should taste like the sea. I use a small palmful of kosher salt. This is the only chance you really get to season the pasta.
  2. Once the pasta is cooked, drain and immediately rinse in cold water. This will stop the cooking process.
  3. Using a food processor, add your garlic, dill and cucumber. Give this a few pulses. Now, add your mayonnaise, yogurt, and lemon juice along with a pinch of kosher salt. Blend till all mixed well.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, add your pasta, feta, roasted red peppers, kalamata olives, tomatoes, lemon zest, parsley, kosher salt and your sauce. Mix it all together and enjoy!
  5. This is so delicious! It’s even better the next day.
  6. Note: If your pasta absorbs your sauce and it becomes a bit dry, just add a bit more yogurt and a squeeze of lemon to perk it up.

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