Greek salad meets pasta in this delicious Greek Pasta Salad Recipe. The perfect marriage of hearty pasta with classic Greek veggies like cucumber, tomatoes, red onion and olives. Perfect for family get-together or easy meal-prep lunches.
The Best Greek Pasta Salad Recipe
Nothing screams summer quite like a pasta salad. It’s the perfect meal for entertaining and can be a light and refreshing way to enjoy pasta + veggies. I’m a big fan of Greek Salad flavors so why not make it a full meal by mixing it with some pasta? This truly is the best Greek pasta salad recipe for so many reasons but if you need some convincing allow me to share some with you:
- Meal in one – After cooking the pasta you can mix everything together in one bowl. Easy prep and clean-up!
- Meal Prep favorite – this Greek Pasta Salad just gets better with time. Prep it on the weekend for a quick and easy lunch recipe all week long.
- Potluck favorite – got a potluck coming up or a family BBQ? Make this recipe! It serves a crowd and is always a fan favorite.
- Easily customizable – use whatever short cut pasta you have on hand or sub in whatever veggies you prefer. You can even make it vegan by omitting the feta cheese.
Ingredients Needed
- Short cut pasta – rotini, fusili, penne and bowtie all work great
- Cherry tomatoes – or use grape tomatoes
- English cucumber – you can sub in any cucumber here (Persian cucumbers work great)
- Bell pepper – any color
- Red onion – you can use shallots or white onion in a pinch
- Kalamata olives – you can use a different olive or omit if you don’t like olives
- Feta cheese – or use a different crumbled cheese or omit if vegan
- Greek salad dressing – olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, garlic powder, dried oregano and salt and black pepper (or use store-bought)
How to Make Greek Pasta Salad
Easy Swaps & Substitutions
- Add protein – for a little protein boost top your salad with grilled chicken. I like using one of these chicken thigh marinades.
- Use store-bought dressing – keep things simple by using store-bought Greek salad dressing. This will save you time or help you out if you’re missing ingredients. Use roughly 1/2-1 cup and add to taste.
- Swap the pasta – any short cut pasta will work in this recipe. I like rotini or fusili but penne or bowtie pasta also work great.
- Make it gluten-free – use gluten-free pasta in place of regular pasta for a gluten-free pasta salad recipe.
- Ditch the cheese – for a fully vegan recipe you can leave out the cheese.
Storage Instructions
Store your leftover Greek pasta salad in a large bowl (covered) or airtight container for up to 5 days.
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Greek Pasta Salad
Greek salad meets pasta in this delicious Greek Pasta Salad Recipe. The perfect marriage of hearty pasta with classic Greek veggies like cucumber, tomatoes, red onion and olives. Perfect for family get-together or easy meal-prep lunches.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: Cook
- Cuisine: Greek
- Diet: Vegetarian
- 1 lb short cut pasta (rotini, fusili, penne and bowtie all work great)
- 1 dry pint cherry tomatoes (or grape tomatoes), halved
- 1 large English cucumber, diced
- 1 bell pepper, seeded + diced
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
- 1/2 cup kalamata olives, sliced
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
For the Greek salad dressing:
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- salt + pepper, to taste
- Cook pasta al dente according to package instructions.
- Drain pasta and run under cool water to bring to room temperature.
- In a large bowl combine cherry tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion and kalamata olives. Stir in pasta and feta cheese.
- Top Greek pasta salad with salad dressing ingredients and toss to combine.
- Serve cold.
- Store in a large covered bowl or airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
