Greek Spinach Pasta Salad
Fresh Spinach combined with olives, red onion, tomatoes, cucumber, and sprinkled with feta cheese. The pasta adds a delicious texture and is tossed with a red wine vinaigrette.
Ingredients
- 3 cups spinach
- 1 pound rotini pasta cooked and rinsed in cool water (I used the colored vegetable pasta)
- 1 medium cucumber halved cut into 1/4 inch pieces
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 cup kalamata olives pitted, halved (can also use black olives)
- 1/2 red onion thinly sliced
- 6 ounces feta cheese crumbled
Red Wine Vinaigrette:
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup olive oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine spinach, pasta, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, olives, red onion, and feta cheese. Toss to combine.
To make the dressing:
- In a small bowl whisk together garlic, dried oregano, dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper. Drizzle over salad as needed and toss.