Greek Pasta Salad

Greek Pasta Salad might be a good recipe to expand your salad recipe box. This recipe makes 4 servings with 366 calories, 11g of protein, and 18g of fat each. For $1.77 per serving, this recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 998 people have made this recipe and would make it again. This recipe from A Cedar Spoon requires red onion, juice of lemon, pasta, and extra virgin olive oil. It is a reasonably priced recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 84%, which is awesome. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Greek Pasta Salad, Greek Pasta Salad, and Greek Pasta Salad.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced in half

1 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 English cucumber, chopped

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

Juice of 1 lemon

3/4 cup kalamata olives, sliced

1 teaspoon oregano

3 cups pasta (I used tri-colored rotini, fortified with spinach and tomato)

1/2 red pepper, chopped

1/2 small red onion, chopped

Salt and black pepper to taste

Equipment:

whisk

bowl

pot

Cooking instruction summary:

DirectionsBring a pot of water to a boil and cook pasta until al dente.In a small bowl whisk together olive oil, oregano, basil and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste.In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta, onion, tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper, olives, feta cheese.Toss the pasta salad with half of the dressing, mixing well. Cover the bowl and chill overnight.Before serving the salad toss the remaining half of the dressing over the pasta salad.

 

Step by step:


1. Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook pasta until al dente.In a small bowl whisk together olive oil, oregano, basil and lemon juice.

2. Add salt and pepper to taste.In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta, onion, tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper, olives, feta cheese.Toss the pasta salad with half of the dressing, mixing well. Cover the bowl and chill overnight.Before serving the salad toss the remaining half of the dressing over the pasta salad.


Nutrition Information:

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365k Calories
11g Protein
17g Total Fat
41g Carbs
17% Health Score
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Calories
365k
18%

Fat
17g
27%

  Saturated Fat
5g
37%

Carbohydrates
41g
14%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
25mg
8%

Sodium
910mg
40%

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Protein
11g
22%

Selenium
33µg
48%

Vitamin C
32mg
39%

Manganese
0.57mg
29%

Phosphorus
210mg
21%

Vitamin K
20µg
20%

Calcium
189mg
19%

Vitamin A
916IU
18%

Vitamin B2
0.31mg
18%

Vitamin E
2mg
18%

Vitamin B6
0.31mg
15%

Fiber
3g
14%

Magnesium
46mg
12%

Copper
0.23mg
12%

Zinc
1mg
11%

Iron
1mg
10%

Potassium
336mg
10%

Folate
38µg
10%

Vitamin B1
0.13mg
9%

Vitamin B12
0.48µg
8%

Vitamin B3
1mg
8%

Vitamin B5
0.7mg
7%

covered percent of daily need
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