One of our favorite beautiful salads is this Greek Fresh Pasta Salad with rainbow veggies and chickpeas. Drizzled with awesome homemade vinaigrette. Delicious and easy recipe!
While you can certainly make this Easy Greek Salad all year long, it gets heavily used in summer season. Fresh produce based meals feel perfect this time of year. Breeze in the air is light and crisp and so is this salad.

Use it as an ideal dish for summer potlucks or BBQs. It’s one of the best summer salads to rock and roll outdoor gathering ! And don’t be surprised if you get lots of recipe share requests from your guests. We sure do !!
Easy Greek Pasta Salad has the perfect blend of flavors and textures to make it as a meal by itself. You can also serve it alongside a more traditional grilled menu items. It’s a popular school lunch box option and looks very pretty on picnic menu table too.


How to Make Greek Fresh Pasta Salad?
- Cook your pasta per package directions and rinse under cold water in colander. Make sure water is drained properly
- While the pasta is cooking, prepare the dressing and veggies
- Combine everything in a large bowl and mix the dressing. Let it chill before serving!
How to make Greek Salad Dressing or Vinaigrette ?
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
- 1 teaspoon Greek oregano
- salt & pepper to taste
- Juice of half of fresh lemon
Can I change the Ingredients ?
A special note about using Cheese in this Recipe
I often make this salad for large gatherings and potlucks. We have too many folks especially small children around us with severe dairy allergies. So I do not include any cheese in my salad. I want everyone to enjoy the dish. However, feel free to add in your favorite cheese especially crumbled feta cheese if you like.
How to make pasta in InstantPot or Electrical Presure cooker?
Making pasta in InstantPot or electrical pressure cooker is super simple. Pour pasta in the main insert. Pour water to cover the pasta. DO NOT SUBMERGE. Add oil and salt to the pot. Close the lid. Place the valve in SEALING position.


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Greek Fresh Pasta Salad
Fresh Greek pasta salad recipe is the perfect summer salad for picnics, BBQs, or potlucks. It’s flavorful and healthy! Dairy Free, Vegan easy recipe
Ingredients
- Pasta Ingredients
- 12 oz Bow Tie Pasta
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 Teaspoon Oil
- water for boiling
- Salad Ingredients :
- 2 cups (5 oz) grape tomatoes halved
- 4 cups of packed baby spinach
- 1 cup Calamata Olives - pitted and sliced
- 1 cup artichoke hearts ( if using can, rinse and drain the liquid)
- 1 can of Chickpeas ( Garbanzo Beans)- rinse and drain the liquid
- 1 cup favorite Greek Salad dressing
- 3-4 sprig of fresh parsley leaves roughly chopped for garnish
- Fresh ground black pepper and red chili flakes (optional )
Instructions
Boil the bow tie pasta with the salt and oil in the water according to the package until al dente.
While the pasta is happening, rinse and drain all canned ingredients. Chop the vegetables.
After the pasta is finished, rinse it under cold tap water. Drain well.
In a large bowl, toss together the pasta, all the veggies and chickpeas. Pour dressing over. Mix well.
Set aside for 30 minutes to allow the flavors to blend. Serve at room temperature. Garnish with fresh parsley leaves and fresh cracked black pepper and red chili flakes . Bon appetite!!
Notes
Using Cheese in This Recipe
I often make this salad for large gatherings and potlucks. We have too many folks especially small children around us with severe dairy allergies. So I do not include any cheese in my salad. I want everyone to enjoy the dish. However, feel free to add in your favorite cheese especially crumbled feta cheese if you like.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 309Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 487mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 7gSugar: 4gProtein: 9g
Gin
Wednesday 6th of May 2020
Can’t wait to try this = looks wonderful!
Shailaja
Tuesday 17th of September 2019
Thanks for the wonderful recipe , Really love the simple yet delicious salad , inspired by this post made the salad today just substituted the spinach with arugula and it was amazing