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    Home » Recipes » Salads

    Greek Pasta Salad

    Published: Jun 28, 2016 Modified: May 18, 2017 by Karen Kelly This post may contain affiliate links.

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    This Greek Pasta Salad will easily become your favorite summer salad. It's full of summer's seasonal bounty, healthy and gluten-free.  Bring it to your next barbecue and watch it disappear. 

    This Greek Pasta Salad will easily become your favorite summer salad. It's full of summer's seasonal bounty, healthy and gluten-free.

    Hope your summer is going well and you are spending lots of lazy days at the pool not packing lunches, doing homework and carpooling! I love the summer's lack of routine. We have a few camps interspersed but for the most part, we are free.

    As I have talked about before, I love giving my kids extra chores in the summer.  Why not?  They are home, so shouldn't they take on some of the household duties that are usually mine?  Yes!  Here are the chores that are in regular rotation at our house...

    • feed dog twice per day
    • take dog for walk or play ball with him in backyard (this should be something they want to do, but apparently not)
    • unload and load the dishwasher
    • make your own breakfast and lunch
    • make your bed
    • do your laundry, fold and put away (struggling a bit with this one)
    • do your homework workbook each day
    • each week I give them an organizing job like clean out the shelves in your closet but I help them with these
    • IXL on the computer (amazing site for practicing skills - check it out!)
    • I also offer bigger jobs for pay like weeding or cleaning out the garage

    Greek Pasta Salad with tomatoes, zucchini and feta cheese

    So far so good on the chore front, except for the laundry.  I think maybe I'm expecting too much there and now I just have a bunch of permanently wrinkled clothes.  Ugh!  I'm also trying to get them involved in the kitchen.  I tried to teach my nine year old how to make chicken quesadillas yesterday.  Of course, he would need to be supervised with the stove but it's easy.  As long as I have grilled chicken prepared, he can do it.  I love having grilled chicken in the fridge bc it helps the kids prepare snacks and meals quickly.

    Greek Pasta Salad with tomatoes, olives, parsley and feta close up

    I know that you guys are headed to lots of pool parties, cookouts, and block parties this summer.  This is the perfect salad to please the masses.  You can make it gluten-free and no one will be the wiser.  It easily holds up in the fridge for a few days of healthy lunches.  You may think everyone knows how to make a Greek Pasta Salad but this one has a few special tricks up its' sleeve.

    For one, you must use basil and tomato flavored feta.  It has so much flavor and adds so much to this salad.  You must!

    I swapped out cucumbers for thinly sliced zucchini and it is a hit.  I hate chunky pieces of zucchini so don't go there.  Thinly sliced, trust me.

    Be generous with the herbs and use fresh.  Sometimes we think of herbs as a garnish, but in this case, use them generously.  It makes each bite of pasta have a fresh burst of flavor.

    If you want to make it extra special use tri-colored grape tomatoes. More color is better.

    Find a gluten-free pasta that tastes good, duh.  I like Gluten-Free Bionaturae Penne Rigate.   In the past six years, we have tried a lot of gluten-free pasta and this one is our favorite.  It is chewy and not gummy like some.

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    Greek Pasta Salad

    This Greek Pasta Salad will easily become your favorite summer salad. It's full of summer's seasonal bounty, healthy and gluten-free. Bring it to your next barbecue and watch it disappear.
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    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Gluten Free
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 205kcal
    Author: Karen Kelly

    Ingredients

    • I box gluten-free penne 12oz
    • 2 small zucchini sliced thin
    • 1- pint grape tomatoes cut in half
    • ½ cup black kalamata olives cut in half
    • 1 pkg of tomato basil feta crumbled
    • ½ cup chopped parsley and/or basil
    • For dressing:
    • ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
    • ½ cup grapeseed oil or olive
    • juice of half a lemon
    • 1 ½ teaspoon herbs de Provence or oregano
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • Cook pasta according to package directions and let cool
    • Put pasta in a large bowl and add all other ingredients.
    • For dressing:
    • Place all dressing ingredients in a jar and shake.
    • Pour over pasta salad and toss gently. Adjust to taste with salt and pepper.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 187mg | Potassium: 357mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 830IU | Vitamin C: 22.5mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 0.6mg
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    Hi, I'm Karen Kelly a certified health coach. At Seasonal Cravings, you will find wholesome gluten free recipes and healthy lifestyle tips.

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    Comments

    1. Mary Ann @ thebeachhousekitchen

      June 28, 2016 at 5:28 pm

      Love the colors and flavors of this dish Karen! (and the actual dish, by the way!) Thanks for sharing. Perfect for my summer picnics!

      Reply
      • Karen Kelly

        July 23, 2016 at 12:29 pm

        Thanks Mary Ann!

        Reply
    2. annie

      June 29, 2016 at 2:32 pm

      This looks wonderful, and I'm loving the flavor profiles. Hurrah for easy crowd pleasers!

      Reply
      • Karen Kelly

        July 23, 2016 at 12:29 pm

        Thanks Annie! Great to see your smiling face here!

        Reply
    3. The Gourmet Gourmand

      June 30, 2016 at 4:00 pm

      So I recently was in a rut and not wanting to cook so I bought a bunch of greek pasta salad from the deli ... and was sorely disappointed. I definitely need to make your recipe to make up for it! It looks just wonderful! Happy 4th weekend!

      Reply
      • Karen Kelly

        July 23, 2016 at 12:29 pm

        Thanks. Hope you like it better than the one from the deli!

        Reply

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