Mediterranean Pasta Salad
Mediterranean Pasta Salad recipe is easy to make with briny olives, juicy cherry tomatoes, purple pops of red onion, and creamy feta crumbled are mixed with rotini and drizzled with homemade lemon-herb vinaigrette to create this bright, colorful and appetizing pasta salad!
Ingredients
Mediterranean Pasta Salad:
- 12 ounces dry pasta I used rotini
- 1/2 cup seedless cucumber diced
- 1/2 cup cherry or grape tomatoes halved
- 1/3 cup olives sliced
- 1/2 cup medium red onion thinly sliced
- 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese
Lemon Vinaigrette:
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp dried oregano minced
- 1/4 tsp red chilli flakes
- 1 tsp honey
- 2 small garlic cloves minced
- 1/4 tsp freshly-cracked black pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Cook the pasta al dente in a large stockpot of salted water as per the package instructions.
- Drain pasta, then rinse under cold water for about 20-30 seconds until no longer hot. Transfer the pasta to a large mixing bowl.
- Whisk all lemon vinaigrette ingredients together until combined.
- Add cucumber, tomatoes, olives, feta cheese, and red onion to the mixing bowl, then drizzle all of the vinaigrette evenly on top. Toss until all of the ingredients are evenly coated with the dressing.
- Allow to chill for 20 minutes or serve immediately, garnished with extra feta and black pepper if desired.
Notes
This salad stores well as long as the feta cheese, and dressing aren’t mixed in. Store the salad separate from the extra toppings and add those ingredients right before serving.