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This Fast & Easy Greek Pasta Salad is going to be your new favourite! Loaded with vegetables, it’s as much a vegetable salad as it is a pasta salad, which is how I like them!  It also uses artichoke hearts, which makes this the best Greek pasta salad out there! I have finally converted Mr Magpie over to loving artichoke hearts – by first putting them on a pizza hahaha! Now he wants them in everything!

Greek Pasta Salad in a white bowl loaded with vegetables on a marble background
Greek Pasta Salad

How to Make a Healthy Greek Pasta Salad

I had a HUGE tub of Feta in the fridge that I have been slowly using up over the past couple of weeks. That’s usually how I come up with a new recipe to share with you guys, I see something that I have to use up in my fridge, panic, and then think of what to make with it. The first thing I thought of was Feta Salad. The second thing I thought of was making into a pasta salad, to make all of my ingredients.

To Make a healthy and delicious Greek pasta salad all you need to do is:

  • Combine salad ingredients in a large serving bowl.
  • Whisk together the Greek dressing ingredients, then pour over the salad.
  • Stir or toss gently to cover the ingredients with the dressing.
  • Refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving to let the flavours blend together.

I also had a jar of marinated artichoke hearts in my fridge to use up as well, so that got tossed in there as well. I have actually converted Mr Magpie over to the dark side of loving artichoke hearts and it WAS by ordering them on a pizza from our favourite pizza place!

close up Greek Pasta Salad, loaded with olives, cucumber and artichoke

The marinated artichoke hearts were really good, but I only put in a small amount. Mike asked me to double the amount next time I make this Greek pasta salad, he loved them in it that much. Also : this is BEYOND delicious the next day! This recipe make a very large bowl, enough for 8-10 people to eat it as a meal, so be warned ahead of time!

I also confess that Kalamata olives are my least favourite olives of all, isn’t that weird? Unless of course, they are stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped in bacon or some other delicacy, they are often my olive of last choice! So I used my very favourite olive of all, whole pitted black olives. So while traditional Greek pasta salad would have Kalamata olives, I used what I wanted instead.

Ingredients in Greek Pasta Salad

You can definitely play around with the ingredients in this as we prefer black olives and not Kalamata.

  • bow tie pasta, cooked to al dente and cooled
  •  English cucumber
  • 2 large tomatoes
  •  red onion
  •  black olives pitted ( Kalamata are traditional)
  •  marinated artichoke hearts
  • Feta cheese

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Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks for Making a Great Greek Pasta Salad

  1. Plan to eat this twice. We ate this Greek pasta salad two days in a row : day one with smokies done on the BBQ and then day 2 with homemade hamburgers. It honestly was better the next day, so if you have time to make it the day before, go ahead and do that. The vegetables were still crisp and delicious and the main secret?
  2. Drain your diced tomatoes in a colander. Oh man, does this make a difference you guys when it comes to tomatoes in a salad. If you aren’t afraid of a little salt, dice them, sprinkle them with a wee bit of salt and let them sit in a colander for a good 15 minutes, tossing them every so often to help get the juice out. This way you aren’t left with a salad that has a puddle of tomato juice in the bottom of it. That juice is drained out before you even toss the ingredients together.
  3. By draining those tomatoes it works like a charm and allows you to make this salad the next day. The flavours blended together wonderfully by sitting overnight and nothing was soggy at all. It also helps to mellow out the bite of the red onions in this Greek pasta salad, which some people find too harsh. Try to buy large, juicy onions and you shouldn’t have any that are too strong.

close up Greek Pasta Salad, loaded with mixed olives, cucumber and artichoke

Main Dishes to Serve With This Greek Pasta Salad

Happy cooking babes!

Love you more than chocolate,

Karlynn

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Fast & Easy Greek Pasta Salad

This Fast & Easy Greek Pasta Salad is going to be your new favourite! Loaded with vegetables, it's as much a vegetable salad as it is a pasta salad, which is how I like them!
5 from 6 votes
close up Greek Pasta Salad, loaded with mixed olives, cucumber and artichoke
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Total Time
35 minutes
Course
Salad
Cuisine
Greek
Servings
12 servings
Calories
176
Author
Karlynn Johnston

Ingredients
 

Salad Ingredients

  • one 375 grams box of bow tie pasta, cooked to al dente and cooled
  • 1 large English cucumber washed and diced
  • 2 large tomatoes washed, diced and juices drained in a colander for 15 minutes
  • 1 cup of red onion diced into chunks
  • 1 cup of black olives pitted ( kalmata are traditional)
  • 1/2 cup marinated artichoke hearts diced
  • 1- 1/2 cups of Feta cheese crumbled or diced

Greek Dressing

  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 6 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1-2 tablespoons Greek Seasoning in the jar in stores
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Combine salad ingredients in a large serving bowl.
  • Whisk together the Greek dressing ingredients, then pour over the salad.
  • Stir or toss gently to cover the ingredients with the dressing.
  • Refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving to let the flavours blend together.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 176kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 16g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 16mg, Sodium: 515mg, Potassium: 118mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 395IU, Vitamin C: 6.5mg, Calcium: 110mg, Iron: 0.5mg

All calories and info are based on a third party calculator and are only an estimate. Actual nutritional info will vary with brands used, your measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

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  1. Donna Cachero says

    Easy to follow. The ingredients combined look so colorful and inviting. It is a fancy salad as the ingredients are on the pricey side, but worth it. A crowd pleaser and great for a pool party!5 stars

  2. Leslie says

    I made this today. It was fast and easy and very delicious. Husband gave it good reviews as well. I will be making this regularly. Thank you for sharing it with us.5 stars

  3. Lindy Farris says

    Luv-Luv-LUV this site!!! Can’t wait to make this tonite

  4. Sarah Church says

    Add some diced or shredded rotisserie chicken and you have a main course!!!5 stars

  5. debbie says

    kalamata are actually my favorite olives so will use these but going to try sounds good

  6. Karen says

    I’m making this now but I don’t know what the Greek seasoning is!

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