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Mediterranean Pasta Salad

Author: Lexa
This easy to make summer pasta salad is a great side for lunch, dinner, the next BBQ or picnic. It is a vegetarian pasta salad made with Greek feta, tomatoes, olives and sun-dried tomatoes in a basil balsamic dressing.
5 from 32 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 6 servings
Calories 586 kcal

Tools

  • Hand blender

Ingredients
 
 

For the Salad

  • 450 g Farfalle
  • 80 g dried tomatoes
  • 150 g olives
  • 200 g feta cheese
  • 200 g cherry tomatoes
  • 6 Green onions
  • 1 teaspoon salt

For the Balsamic Basil Dressing

  • 4 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 1 handful fresh basil leaves
  • 4 tablespoon Olive oil
  • cup Water

Instructions

  • Boil the pasta according to the instructions on the package. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the boiling water. Once boiled, strain the water, mix the pasta with some olive oil to prevent that the noodles stick together and let them cool down for a bit. While the Pasta is cooking, chop the green onions, sun-dried tomatoes, olives and quarter the cherry tomatoes. Give the chopped vegetables in a large bowl that will fit all ingredients for this salad.
  • Give the mayonnaise, balsamic vinegar, basil leaves, olive oil and water into a blender cup. Blend all ingredients to a smooth creamy dressing.
  • Pour the dressing over the vegetables.
  • Add the Farfalle into the bowl with the vegetables and the dressing.
  • Crumble the Feta cheese on top and mix all ingredients well!

NUTRITION FACTS

Calories: 586kcal (29%) | Carbohydrates: 70g (23%) | Protein: 17g (34%) | Fat: 27g (42%) | Saturated Fat: 8g (50%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 33mg (11%) | Sodium: 1237mg (54%) | Potassium: 782mg (22%) | Fiber: 6g (25%) | Sugar: 11g (12%) | Vitamin A: 775IU (16%) | Vitamin C: 12mg (15%) | Calcium: 224mg (22%) | Iron: 3mg (17%)
Keywords BBQ Sides, Greek Style Pasta Salad, Grilling Sidedish, Italian Style Pasta Salad, Mediterranean Pasta Salad, Simple Pasta Salad, Summer Sides
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