Pasta Salad (My favorite Greek Pasta Salad Recipe — Healthy, Easy Recipe!)

pasta

🥗Healthier: whole grain pasta

💰Cheaper: pasta

Whole grain pasta is more nutritious.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat feta cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Low-fat feta reduces calories; ricotta is often cheaper.

Start with the dressing in a bowl.

Add 1 or 2 garlic cloves to the bowl.

Cook pasta in boiling water for about 8 minutes.

Add lemon juice and red wine vinegar to the dressing.

Add a nice, big pinch of kosher salt, black pepper, and dried oregano to the dressing.

Whisk the dressing while drizzling in Greek extra virgin olive oil.

Drain the pasta once it's done cooking.

Chop a couple of shallots.

Chop the English cucumber without peeling it.

Rough chop the bell pepper.

Slice grape or cherry tomatoes to release their juices.

Chop fresh parsley, keeping some stems for flavor.

Add a bunch of capers to the salad.

Add Kalamata olives to the salad.

Toss the pasta with the dressing and all the chopped veggies.

Crumble a block of creamy feta cheese over the salad.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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