Greek Pasta Salad
This delicious, simple, and colorful pasta salad is a must try if you love Greek cuisine! This recipe incorporates all the best flavors from fresh cucumber, to the sweet and savory sun-dried tomatoes! After traveling to Greece, I fell in love with the cuisine, and tzatziki especially stole my heart. So tzatziki is the main character in this pasta salad, setting the stage for a simple and delicious meal, side dish, or just snack!
What Ingredients Do I Need?
Bowtie pasta
Chickpeas
Sun-dried tomatoes
Red onion
Cucumber
Garlic powder
Salt
Shredded Parmesan (optional)
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Greek Pasta Salad
Servings: 6
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 15 MinTotal time: 20 Min
This creamy, greek inspired, pasta salad is a delicious meal or side dish that is quick and simple to make!
Ingredients
- 12 oz box bowtie noodles
- 1/2 cup chickpeas
- 1/2 cup cucumber
- 1/2 cup sliced black olives
- 1/2 cup tzatziki
- 1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes
- 1/4 cup red onion
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Sprinkle of shredded Parmesan (optional)
Instructions
- Cook bowtie noodles according to instructions on box.
- While noodles are cooking, dice red onion into small pieces (about half inch).
- Cut cucumber into 1 cm slices, then cut each slice both ways to make 4 triangle pieces.
- Slice sun-dried tomatoes into slices about a half inch wide.
- Once noodles are cooked and drained, run cold water over them until they are cooled down.
- Then place them in a bowl and add the chickpeas, cucumber, black olives, sun-dried tomatoes, red onion, tzatziki, garlic powder and salt and mix together well.
- Add a sprinkle of Parmesan, serve as a meal or as a side dish, and enjoy! Serve cold for best results.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Calories
336Carbs
52 gNet carbs
48 gProtein
10 g