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Quick & Easy Pasta Salad in 20 Minutes

Quick and easy pasta salad packed with colorful vegetables, feta cheese, and tossed with a simple homemade dressing. The perfect side dish or dinner!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time22 minutes
Course: Breakfast, dinner, lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Mediterranean
Keyword: easy dinner, easy pasta salad, greek pasta salad, pasta recipes, pasta salad
Servings: 3
Author: Sireesha

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb Pasta (220 grams)
  • 1/2 red onion diced and grilled
  • 1/2 cup steamed corn
  • 1/2 bell pepper chopped and grilled
  • 1/2 cup peas steamed
  • 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1/2-1 cup zucchini grilled
  • 1/2 cup feta crumbled form
  • few fresh mint or basil leaves

Dressing

  • 3-4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tbsp vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp dried dill
  • 1/2 tsp dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp flax powder (optional)
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes (opt)
  • 1/2 tsp pink himalayan salt
  • pinch pepper

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Prepare the pasta according to the package directions, or until slightly past al dente.
  • Grill or lightly sauté onion, bell pepper, and zucchini. Keep aside.
  • Meanwhile, make the dressing. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, red pepper flakes, herbs, flax powder, garlic powder, pepper and salt.
  • Drain the pasta, toss it with a little olive oil (so that it doesn’t stick together) and let it cool to room temp.
  • Transfer the pasta to a large bowl. Add grilled veggies, peas, corn, sun-dried tomatoes, halved cherry tomatoes, few fresh mint or basil leaves, and feta cheese.
  • Pour the dressing and toss to coat. Season to taste with more lemon, salt, pepper, and/or a drizzle of olive oil, if desired, and serve.

Notes

  1. Cook pasta a little past al dente.
  2. Vegans - swap feta with vegan feta or vegan parmesan or skip the cheese altogether.
  3. You may swap grilled veggies with raw veggies.
  4. Use other veggies if you like.
  5. Swap vinegar with lemon juice, if you don't like vinegar.
  6. You may add roasted nuts, chickpeas and roasted sesame seeds.
  7. Fresh mozzarella can be used in place of feta.