Easy Summer Dishes: Mediterranean Pasta Salad Recipe

Real talk? I have fallen off the cooking at home quarantine bandwagon. We cooked so much the first month and a half that we got burnt out and tired of trying to come up with recipes for dinner. We’ve been ordering out at a few of our favorite local places but this weekend decided to make an easy summer dish to enjoy for lunch. My husband loves a good Mediterranean pasta salad recipe so I thought I’d share his favorite on here for your guys to enjoy!

Easy Summer Dishes: Mediterranean Pasta Salad Recipe

Ingredients

Mediterranean Pasta Salad

• 12 ounces of dry pasta
• 1 cucumber (diced)
• 1 pint of cherry tomatoes (halved)
• 4 ounces of feta cheese (crumbled)

Vinaigrette

• 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons of oregano
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 teaspoon of honey
• 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• pinch of red pepper flakes

Instructions

Vinaigrette Dressing

• Whisk the 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil, 3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 2 teaspoons of oregano, 2 minced garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon of honey, 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper and salt, and a pinch of red pepper flakes in a bowl until combined.

Mediterranean Pasta Salad

• Cook the pasta al dente in a large pan with salted water.
• Drain the pasta and rinse under cold water for 20 seconds.
• Transfer the pasta to a large mixing bowl.
• Add one cucumber (diced), 1 pint of cherry tomatoes (halved), and 4 ounces of feta cheese (crumbled) to the mixing bowl.
• Pour the vinaigrette on top.
• Toss until everything is coated with the vinaigrette.
• Serve and enjoy!
• (We added extra feta cheese to ours before serving.)

What are some of your favorite easy summer recipes? Share with me in a comment below!

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