Best Pasta Salad Wfeta And Cherry Tomatoes Recipes

TOMATO FETA PASTA SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Fill a large pot halfway with water and heat over high heat until boiling.
• Add pasta and cook for 9 minutes, or until tender.
• While pasta is cooking, cut tomatoes in half, and chop basil.
• Strain pasta and rinse well with cold water. Pour into a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, mix olive oil, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper.
• Add dressing mixture to pasta and stir well.
• Add tomatoes, feta, and basil to pasta, and toss to combine.
• Chill for 1 hour before serving.

PASTA SALAD WITH CHICKEN, CUCUMBER, CHERRY TOMATOES AND FETA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the penne and cook according to the package directions; drain and rinse under cold water. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Meanwhile, make the dressing: Combine the garlic, red pepper flakes and olive oil in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring, for 3 minutes; let cool. Season with salt and black pepper.
• Add the chicken, cucumber, cherry tomatoes and feta to the pasta. Pour the dressing over the pasta salad and toss to coat. Season with salt and black pepper. Chill for up to 3 hours.

PASTA SALAD W/FETA AND CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook pasta al dente and drain.
• Blend olive oil, garlic, balsamic vinegar, jam, salt and pepper until smooth; set aside.
• In large bowl mix green onions, carrot, tomatoes, cucumber; stir well.
• Add pasta and stir.
• Add feta and parsley and stir.
• Add dressing, mix and serve.

CHERRY TOMATO PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta. Drain, rinse and cool. Place in large bowl.
• Add onions, peppers, carrots and tomatoes. Stir in Parmesan cheese.
• Pour dressing over pasta mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.

BOW TIE PASTA WITH PESTO, FETA & CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• For the pesto, place all ingredients with ½ cup of the oil in a blender and blend.
• Gradually drizzle in the remaining ¼ cup of oil until pesto is thick and smooth.
• This will make about 1 1/2 cups pesto.
• For the pasta, bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
• Stir in the bow ties and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 10 minutes.
• Drain the pasta and run it under cold water just until it stops steaming.
• Bounce the pasta around to get rid of as much water as you can.
• Dump the pasta into a large serving bowl.
• Stir in the pesto until the pasta is coated.
• Toss in the cherry tomatoes and the crumbled feta.
• Taste the salad and season it as you like with salt and pepper.
• You can make the salad up to about 1 hour before you serve it.
• If the salad looks a little dry, add some olive oil prior to serving.