Greek Pasta Salad
This Healthy Greek Pasta Salad is the perfect side dish for summer meals or can be served as a meal on its own or with grilled chicken. This light and fresh pasta salad is loaded with chickpeas, veggies, and feta cheese and tossed in a simple, flavorful Greek dressing. It's perfect for summer BBQs, potlucks, and parties!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups pasta uncooked (mini shells, orzo, or any other small pasta)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes finely diced
- 1 cup cucumber finely diced
- 1/2 cup olives sliced, pitted
- 1/3 cup feta crumbled
- 1 cup canned chickpeas drained
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice or wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook pasta according to package directions. Drain the pasta and run under cold water to cool down.
- Meanwhile, finely dice tomatoes and cucumbers. Add them to a large bowl along with the sliced olives, feta cheese, chickpeas and cooked pasta.
- Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper. Drizzle the dressing over the pasta salad and toss to coat all of the ingredients evenly. Taste and adjust the seasoning to suit your taste. Refrigerate for about 2 hours before serving.
Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.
Nutrition
Calories: 204kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 264mgPotassium: 154mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 177IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 1mg
The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.
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