Tuesday 22 January 2013

Greek Pasta Salad

An excellent pasta salad, I love anything with olives and Feta cheese!

1 cup Fusilli pasta (preferably whole grain)
Quarter seedless cucumber
Half Sweet green pepper, coarsely chopped
6 Cherry Tomatoes, halved
2 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup canned chick peas, rinsed
1/2 cup Artichoke hearts, cut in bite size pieces
1/4 cup black olives, quartered
25 g Feta cheese, crumbled

Dressing:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp Red wine vinegar
2 tsp Lemon juice
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp Dried oregano
Salt and Pepper

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until tender but firm; drain and rinse under cold water. Drain again.

Place in bowl.  Cut cucumber into 3/4 inch chunks.  Add to pasta along with green pepper; tomatoes, green onions, chick peas, artichoke hearts, olives and feta cheese.

Dressing:  Whisk together 1 tbsp water, oil, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic and oregano.  Pour over salad; toss.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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