Mediterranean Pasta Salad

My easy Mediterranean Pasta Salad is our go-to, especially during the spring and summer months. It’s delicious, colourful, and comes together quickly with very little effort. I bring it to potluck dinners and it is always a hit. You can make it in advance as it tends to get better the next day when the dressing has been well absorbed into the salad.

Ingredients for the Pasta Salad

A few fresh vegetables and herbs, some pasta, and some home made dressing are all that’s needed for this scrumptious Mediterranean pasta salad.

Ingredients List for Pasta Salad

• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• salt to taste (1/2 teaspoon)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 cups of cooked pasta
• 1/4 cup chopped cucumber
• 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1/4 cup red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup scallions (2-3)
• 1/2 jalapeño
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro or parsley

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Dressing for Mediterranean Pasta Salad

Let’s get started with making the dressing for the salad. It’s a simple, but delicious recipe that I love.

• In a large bowl, add 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon of capers, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper, and salt to taste.
• Using a whisk mix them together.
• While mixing, add 1/4 cup of olive oil and continue to whisk until you have a homogenous mixture – about 2 minutes.

The Pasta

I like this recipe since I can use up left over cooked pasta for this salad. However, if you don’t have left over pasta, boil pasta of choice to an al-dente cook and allow it to cool down completely.

Once the pasta salad is cooled down, toss it into the dressing and set it aside while you cut the vegetables. This allows for the pasta to absorb the dressing.

The Fresh Vegetables for Pasta Salad

While our pasta is sitting in the dressing, we can get our vegetables ready so we can enjoy our Mediterranean pasta salad.

• Wash and chop 1/4 cucumber (about 1/4 cup) into small chunks.
• Wash and chop 1/4 red bell pepper (about 1/4 cup) into small chunks as well.
• Seed and chop 1/2 jalapeno into small bits.
• Wash and chop 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes into small chunks.
• Cut 2-3 scallions (about 1/4 cup) into thin slices.
• Finally, wash and finely chop a small bunch of fresh cilantro (about 1/4 cup).

Putting the Pasta Salad Together

Now that we have all the ingredients ready, let’s get the salad ready to eat.

• Add all of the chopped vegetables and herbs to the bowl with the pasta.
• Mix well to combine.
• Enjoy fresh.

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