This refreshing pasta salad is great as a side at your backyard BBQ, or a picnic lunch in the park.
Prep Time15mins
Cook Time10mins
Resting Time1hr
Total Time1hr25mins
Course: lunch, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: Greek
Keyword: lunch, lunch ideas, lunch salad bowl, pasta dish, pasta salad, salad, salad dressing
Servings: 8servings
Calories: 326kcal
Ingredients
For the pasta salad
116 oz. boxbow-tie pastaor any other short pasta
2cupsdiced English cucumber
1cupdiced red onionabout 1/2 an onion
2cupshalved grape tomatoes
1/2cupfeta cheese
1/2cupsliced pitted kalamata olives
For the Greek vinaigrette
1/4cupolive oil
2Tbspred wine vinegar
1tsporegano
1/2tspgarlic salt
Instructions
Fill a large pot halfway with water and bring it to a boil.
Once boiling, add the bow-tie pasta and cook for 10 minutes. While the pasta is cooking, prep your cucumber, grape tomatoes, red onion, and kalamata olives.
Drain in a colander and run cold water over the pasta to cool it off.
Add the cooled pasta, cucumber, grape tomatoes, red onion, olives, and feta cheese to a large bowl.
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, oregano, and garlic salt.
Pour in the greek vinaigrette and stir the pasta salad so the dressing is fully incorporated.
Place the pasta salad in the fridge and cool for at least one hour.