{"id":1002,"date":"2023-06-16T17:38:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T12:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2023-06-16T17:38:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T12:08:27","slug":"greekpastasaladwithhomemadedressing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/2023\/06\/16\/greekpastasaladwithhomemadedressing\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Pasta Salad with Homemade Dressing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Easy Greek Pasta Salad <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s make a colourful and delicious Greek pasta salad. It has a delightful crunch, and a refreshing taste and though it takes just a few minutes to make, it\u2019s one of those cold salads you could make even a day or two in advance and enjoy or serve it later.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s pasta salad has the perfect combination of fresh vegetables and a tasty dressing. Moreover, I\u2019m going to show you how to make an easy homemade Greek salad dressing where you could substitute some of the Greek ingredients with what you have at home.<\/p>\n<p>You could prepare this easy Greek pasta salad in minutes. The recipe is that simple.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in another tasty pasta or macaroni recipe? Do check out my flavourful <a href=\"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/2022\/11\/18\/quickflavourfulgoanchickenstew\/\">Goan chicken stew<\/a> recipe.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/249jshtM5Rc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>150g pasta \/ macaroni<\/p>\n<p>1 medium size red onion<\/p>\n<p>1 medium size capsicum<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd large cucumber<\/p>\n<p>150g tomatoes \/ cherry tomatoes<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc cup black olives, pitted<\/p>\n<p>3 tbsp chopped dill \/ coriander leaves<\/p>\n<p>1 green chilli finely chopped<\/p>\n<p>100g paneer \/ feta cheese<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd tsp ground pepper<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd tsp salt<\/p>\n<p>2 tsp sugar (if needed)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Greek salad dressing<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00bc cup extra virgin olive oil \/ refined oil<\/p>\n<p>1 \u00bd \u2013 2 tbsp red wine vinegar<\/p>\n<p>1 tbsp lime \/ lemon juice<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd tsp ground mustard seeds \/ paste<\/p>\n<p>1 clove garlic, crushed<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp dried oregano<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc tsp ground pepper<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc tsp salt<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Greek-Pasta-Salad-In-Minutes.jpg?resize=500%2C400&ssl=1\" alt=\"Greek Pasta Salad In Minutes\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Greek-Pasta-Salad-In-Minutes.jpg?w=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Greek-Pasta-Salad-In-Minutes.jpg?resize=300%2C240&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Procedure<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Add 1 tsp of salt to around 4 \u2013 5 cups of water and boil the pasta in it for around 6 minutes till it\u2019s al dente. Empty it into a colander to drain. Since we\u2019re making a cold pasta salad, it\u2019s necessary to refresh the pasta with cold water so it doesn\u2019t clump together.<\/li>\n<li>Chop the onion into quarters and slice it. Chop the capsicum into small square-shaped pieces. Deseed the cucumber and chop it. If you\u2019re using cherry tomatoes, chop each of them into two pieces. If you\u2019re using locally available small size tomatoes, cut each of them into four to eight pieces. Slice the olives width-wise into circles.<\/li>\n<li>Wash a few dill fronds in plenty of water. Break off the tough stems and then chop the tender stems and leaves.<\/li>\n<li>Chop the paneer slab \/ feta cheese into cubes. You could also roughly crumble it.<\/li>\n<li>Next, prepare the salad dressing. To a bowl, add the extra virgin olive, red wine vinegar, lime juice, ground mustard, ground pepper, salt, crushed garlic, and oregano. Whisk the dressing well.<\/li>\n<li>To a large bowl, transfer the pasta, and then the vegetables one by one in any order. Add the chopped green chilli, salt, and pepper. If you\u2019re using regular tomatoes and they\u2019re not too sweet, add the sugar. Add the paneer cubes and then pour the dressing over the salad.<\/li>\n<li>Toss the salad so all the ingredients are properly mixed and are well coated with the dressing.<\/li>\n<li>Sample the pasta salad and adjust the taste if necessary. Chill the salad in the fridge for at least an hour and then serve it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easy Greek Pasta Salad Let\u2019s make a colourful and delicious Greek pasta salad. It has a delightful crunch, and a refreshing taste and though it takes just a few minutes to make, it\u2019s one of those cold salads you could make even a day or&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/2023\/06\/16\/greekpastasaladwithhomemadedressing\/\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[1170,1169,1171,1172,1178,1179,1173,1174,1177,1176,1175],"class_list":["post-1002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vegetarian","tag-easy-greek-pasta-salad","tag-greek-pasta-salad","tag-greek-pasta-salad-recipe","tag-greek-pasta-salad-with-homemade-dressing","tag-homemade-greek-salad-dressing","tag-homemade-greek-salad-dressing-recipe","tag-how-to-make-greek-pasta-salad","tag-pasta-salad","tag-pasta-salad-with-homemade-dressing","tag-summer-pasta-salad","tag-summer-salad"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Easy-Greek-Pasta-Salad.jpg?fit=760%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1002"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1005,"href":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002\/revisions\/1005"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veenapatwardhan.com\/pat-a-cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}