Greek Pasta Salad I Recipes

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the penne, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Rinse with cold water and drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Set aside. Combine pasta, tomatoes, onion, green and red peppers, cucumber, olives, and feta cheese in a large bowl. Pour vinaigrette over the pasta and mix together. Cover and chill for 3 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium heat in large skillet. Add sliced mushrooms and shallots, and saute over medium high heat for 7 - 8 minutes, or until tender. Remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the remaining 4 tbsp oil, juice, mayonnaise, and seasoning, blending well. Add the pasta and mushroom mixture, the olives, and pimiento. Toss to coat.
• Cover and chill 8 hours before serving to incorporate flavors throughout.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together olive oil, vinegar, garlic powder, basil, oregano, black pepper, and sugar. Add cooked pasta, mushrooms, tomatoes, red peppers, feta cheese, green onions, olives, and pepperoni. Toss until evenly coated. Cover, and chill 2 hours or overnight.

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor puree until smooth, the olive oil, lemon zest and juice, parsley, oregano, mustard, and cinnamon. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Make a wreath of spinach leaves on the outside edges of a large shallow pasta bowl or dinner plate. Combine the pasta with half of the dressing, the cucumbers and the scallions. Center the pasta salad in the middle of the spinach. Drizzle the remaining dressing over the spinach and garnish the spinach with black olives. Garnish the pasta with feta cheese and tomato.

Steps:

• Tip the fusilli into a large pan of boiling salted water and boil for 10 minutes.
• Throw in the spinach, stir well and boil for another 2 minutes. Drain into a colander or sieve and leave to drip-dry.
• Tip the tomatoes, olives and feta into a big bowl, grind lots of black pepper over and then drizzle with the olive oil.
• Toss in the drained pasta and spinach.
• Serve.

Steps:

• Prepare and cook pasta as directed on package.
• Add all ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Toss until all ingredients are well coated.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

Steps:

• Tip the fusilli into a large pan of boiling salted water and boil for 10 minutes. Throw in the spinach, stir well and boil for another 2 minutes. Drain into a colander or sieve and leave to drip-dry.
• Tip the tomatoes, olives and feta into a big bowl, grind lots of black pepper over and then drizzle with the olive oil.
• Toss in the drained pasta and spinach, and let everyone help themselves.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package instructions until al dente (firm to the bite). In the last five minutes of cooking add spinach.
• For the sauce combine kefir, oil, garlic, dill and lemon juice in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a big bowl combine sauce, drained pasta and spinach, tomatoes, olives and onion.
• Season again to taste.
• Let cool and serve or eat warm. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to package direction's rinse in cold water and drain. Place in a large serving bowl; add the tomato, peppers, feta cheese and olives., In a blender, combine the dressing ingredients; cover and process until smooth. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. Toss before serving.

Steps:

• Place pasta in large bowl.
• Add crumbled feta, chopped onion and tomatoes, and olives.
• Stir together.
• Generously pour dressing over pasta salad mixture.
• Stir until well coated.
• Enjoy.