Jen Dales Greek Pasta Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the penne, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Rinse with cold water and drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Set aside. Combine pasta, tomatoes, onion, green and red peppers, cucumber, olives, and feta cheese in a large bowl. Pour vinaigrette over the pasta and mix together. Cover and chill for 3 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Cut up tomatoes (halve cherry, chop roma). Pit olives and slice or chop. Tear basil leaves. Chop onions (optional. Place these ingredients into a bowl, mix together, cover, and put in refrigerator. Put oil and garlic in a saute pan and cook until slightly yellow. Transfer to bowl with other ingredients. (These ingredients should remain refrigerated until you combine the pasta and cheese with them.) Cook pasta until al dente (about 12 minutes). Drain. Transfer to serving bowl and add some olive oil and the feta cheese. Toss to coat and melt the feta a little. Add the refrigerated bowl of ingredients. Serve.