Greek pasta salad
Recipe for a generous Greek salad with pasta.Serves 4-6, depending on how it is served.
Servings 6 people
Calories 342kcal
Ingredients
Greek pasta salad
- 200 g pasta, uncooked weight
- 200 g cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1 red pepper
- 1 green pepper
- 1 small red onion
- 150 g feta, ideally a block cut into cubes
- 1 handful parsley, finely chopped
- 1 jar olives, black or green
Marinade
- 50 ml olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, finely grated
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp good dark balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
Marinade
- Stir the olive oil together with the Dijon mustard, honey and balsamic vinegar; keep stirring until the mustard is fully incorporated into the other ingredients.
- Add the garlic, lemon juice and oregano and stir well. Season to taste with salt and pepper and set aside.
Greek pasta salad
- Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions and rinse in plenty of cold water.
- Halve the cucumber lengthways and scrape out the seeds with a spoon if you like. Cut the cucumber into thin slices.
- Cut the peppers and red onion into strips and halve the tomatoes.
- Mix all the vegetables with the pasta, olives, parsley and feta, pour over the marinade and toss well to combine.
Nutrition
Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 850mg | Potassium: 315mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1095IU | Vitamin C: 53mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg