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All-Natural Greek Pasta Salad

May 17, 2014 by Lindsay 3 Comments

 
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All-natural greek pasta salad full of natural goodness and a homemade dressing.

It’s officially summertime here in Michigan! I think we skipped spring and went straight to summer, not that I’m complaining. I plan on spending a lovely day outside enjoying the sun while planting my garden.

I’m going to hold off on the frost sensitive veggies for now like tomatoes and bell peppers. Last year I planted them around this time and we had one more night of frost. They were toast.

But I’m going to plant some lettuce, spinach, kale, oregano, potatoes, onions and my second batch of garlic. Yum!  My chives have already come up and are kicking butt. I ended up using them in this delicious Greek pasta salad. Oh fresh herbs you truly complete me.

I ended up making this salad for our dinner the night before our 25k race. Since the race was in another city and we stayed in a hotel over night, I didn’t feel like trying to figure our way around town to find a place to eat.

When traveling I find good wholesome food is a little tricky to find when you don’t know your way around.I think the most beautiful thing about a pasta salad is you can tailor it to your tastes and put in your favorite veggies.

In reality, no matter what veggies you put in it, it’s going to be delicious. There is seriously nothing better than all the flavors melding into a bowl full of heaven. Not to mention its refreshing taste is a must for the hot days we’ve been having!

We both ate a hefty amount the night before the race, but still had about 2 cups of it left to take home. After that race and burning that many calories the pasta salad didn’t have a chance to survive past the day.

I found myself eating the entire container all by myself. I was going to just have a couple bites, which turned into the entire bowl. Oops.

That’s when I panicked and realized I might not have enough to use for photos to share it with you guys! But luckily my mother watched after our house while we were gone and I left her some to snack on in case.

She even said it was amazing and wanted the recipe. Success! Luckily, I had JUST enough left to shoot a couple photos and as you see below, my husband happily demolished the remaining bowl. Candid photo time! hehe

All-natural Greek Pasta Salad - Veggiebalance.com

I also wanted to say how much I appreciate everyone stopping by! It means so much to me seeing my recipes on pinterest and so on! You guys rock! 🙂 Bon Appétit!

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All-Natural Greek Pasta Salad

Side Dish

Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free friendly

Healthy

All-natural greek pasta salad full of natural goodness and a homemade dressing.
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Yield: 8-9 servings

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 30 min

Total Time: 45 min

Ingredients:

  • 1 (12 oz) box of whole wheat rotini pasta ( To make GF use Gluten-Free Pasta)
  • 1 medium red pepper chopped
  • 1 6oz can of black olives
  • 1 1/2 cups mild banana peppers
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh chives
  • 1 medium cucumber chopped
  • 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup feta cheese (if not vegan and desire)

Directions:

  1. Take rotini pasta and cook in boiling water till al dente
  2. Strain water and run cold water over pasta for a couple minutes to cool it down
  3. Place pasta in large bowl, add chopped red pepper, black olives, banana peppers, chives, and cucumber in bowl and place in fridge covered.
  4. In separate bowl whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic powder, dried basil, dried oregano, Italian seasoning and ground black pepper till fully combined. Take that bowl and let it sit in fridge for at least 2 hours if not more.
  5. A couple hours before serving pour dressing over pasta bowl and mix, garnish with feta cheese if desired and place back into fridge until ready to serve.
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  1. Teresa says

    May 18, 2014 at 12:28 am

    Thanks for linking my Greek Pasta Salad recipe!

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    • Lindsay says

      May 22, 2014 at 4:24 pm

      Thank you Teresa for sharing your recipe! It was totally delicious. 🙂

      Reply

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