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Greek Pasta Salad Recipe

Cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, kalamata olives, fusilli pasta and feta tossed in a creamy Greek dressing. A flavourful Greek Pasta Salad Recipe made with simple pantry staples!

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I always like to have a side dish like this Greek Cold Pasta Salad in the fridge to make dinner prep easy or to add to a piece of chicken breast for lunch.

For me, dinner usually means I make a meat of some kind usually chicken and I cut up some raw veggies for my kids because they won’t eat veggies any other way. I make a salad for Lou and me and throw down the “side” dish salad I meal prepped on Sunday or Monday for the week.

Like many people, I just don’t want to spend to much time thinking about dinner after a day of work so having things made ahead are key to keep me from ordering a pizza or takeout of some kind.

overhead view of a bowl of pasta salad

Some of the salad recipes I like to make for the week ahead are:

What makes this pasta salad great?

  • Easy to make using simple pantry staples
  • Makes enough for several servings
  • Loaded with fresh veggies and good fats
  • Can easily swap out the pasta for a gluten-free pasta
  • This vegetarian pasta salad can be made vegan by swapping out the feta for dairy-free cheese and omitting the greek yogurt. Or you can also use a vegan yogurt.
  • Stores well in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 5 days
  • Served best cold so easy to pack and take to work or school

Greek pasta salad ingredients:

greek pasta salad ingredients in bowls on a table

how to make greek pasta salad

Pre-cook 2 cups of pasta and let cool completely. For this recipe, I used fusilli pasta but you can use any short pasta you prefer. Gluten-free or brown rice pasta works well too.

Once the pasta is cooled add the cucumber, onions, tomatoes, feta and olives and the Creamy Greek Salad Dressing and toss.

To make the Creamy Greek Salad Dressing add all of the salad dressing ingredients below to a small bowl and whisk until combined. Then pour over the greek pasta salad ingredients and toss till evenly coated.

How to make greek salad Dressing:

greek salad dressing ingredients in cups and bowls on a table

How Long can this greek pasta salad recipe keep?

This salad can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days. I find that any longer and the cucumbers start to go a bit mushy. Before serving again be sure to retoss this salad so that the salad dressing is mixed throughout. It can tend to settle at the bottom when stored.

Do I have to use Fusili pasta for this recipe?

No, you can substitute any short pasta you choose like rotini, penne, farfalle or even orzo rice.

bowl of greek pasta salad

Do I have to use Yogurt?

I don’t typically like creamy dressings either so I totally get it but this recipe is not like a thick creamy ranch dressing.

The yogurt just adds a nice flavour to it but if you want to leave it out this dressing will still taste great. It won’t make much of a difference at all. Or if you don’t want to use Greek yogurt because you are following a dairy-free or vegan diet simply swap out for soy yogurt.

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Greek Pasta Salad Recipe

Alisa Infanti
Cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, kalamata olives, fusilli pasta and feta tossed in a creamy Greek dressing. A flavourful Greek Pasta Salad Recipe made with simple pantry staples!
4.86 from 14 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine 21 Day Fix, American, Canadian, Greek, Vegetarian
Servings 8 servings
Calories 210 kcal

Equipment

  • Pot
  • Large Bowl
  • Small Bowl
  • Knife
  • Measuring Cups
  • Measuring Spoons
  • Spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups cooked fusilli pasta drained and cooled
  • 1 cup cucumber quartered and sliced
  • ½ pint cherry tomtatoes halved
  • ½ cup kalamata olives pitted and halved
  • ½ cup red onion diced
  • ½ cup feta cheese crumbled

Creamy Greek Dressing

  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice about 1/2 a lemon
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 3 tbsp greek yogurt
  • ¾ tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl add cooked and cooled pasta, cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, onion and feta. Mix.
  • In a small bowl add the olive oil, greek yogurt, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper and whisk till mixed well.
  • Pour the Greek salad dressing over pasta mix in large bowl and mix well until pasta mix is evenly coated with dressing. Serve.

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Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cupCalories: 210kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 2.8gFat: 16.9gSaturated Fat: 3.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.7gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 443mgPotassium: 86mgFiber: 2.4gSugar: 1.5gVitamin A: 177IUVitamin C: 3.8mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 0.66mg

Notes

Salad stores will in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
If following the 21 Day Fix Container System this recipe should be counted as:
1 yellow, 1/2 green, 1 blue, 1/2 orange
Please Note:

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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6 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    This salad is delicious! I have made it twice in one week. Easy to make and everyone loves it. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

  2. 4 stars
    nice quick refreshing salad. I doubled the amount of pasta, but did not double the dressing and still had plenty of dressing left over.

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