{"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&#8217;s 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&#8217;s 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&#8217;s pasta salad has the perfect combination of fresh vegetables and a tasty dressing. Moreover, I&#8217;m 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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Greek salad dressing<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00bc cup extra virgin olive oil \/ refined oil<\/p>\n<p>1 \u00bd &#8211; 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>&nbsp;<\/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&#038;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&amp;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&amp;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 &#8211; 5 cups of water and boil the pasta in it for around 6 minutes till it&#8217;s al dente. Empty it into a colander to drain. Since we&#8217;re making a cold pasta salad, it&#8217;s necessary to refresh the pasta with cold water so it doesn&#8217;t 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&#8217;re using cherry tomatoes, chop each of them into two pieces. If you&#8217;re 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&#8217;re using regular tomatoes and they&#8217;re 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&#8217;s 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&#8217;s 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}]}}