Greek Pasta Salad

This was a nice twist on the typical Greek pasta salads, which I am really fond of. I doubled the ingredients and made exactly as posted, using kefir (which I always have on hand), except I used halved grape tomatoes and kalamata olives. I found that when the hot ingredients were added to the dressing, it really thinned out the dressing and made it kind of soupy. I ended up adding about 1/2 cup of feta cheese, which added nice flavor and substance. I had tasted the dressing prior to adding the hot ingredients and found it very bright and flavorful. I really liked the addition of the spinach, and will make this again.

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This is a lovely greek pasta salad. It is easy to prepare and has a very nice flavor. Liked the use of pasta with the flavor of a traditional Greek salad.

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Just looking through the ingredients I see that I forgot spinach! Oopsy. This salad is right on the spot,even though I was able to eat very little bit. My DDs attacked it and Jenifer actually ate twice from it in one day. The little one was sucking and nibbling on red onion slices ( she'll try anything). I have to remember to make more the next time. I used Greek Marinated Olives and they added a little bit more flavor.Instead of kefir I used homemade yogurt and even though I really thought of leaving out the dill, I didn't and I'm so glad I didn't because that's what makes this salad. Very refreshing and guilt free as well.Thanks loula for another great recipe.

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This is very nice! I was shocked to find kefir in our local Kroger in the-middle-of-nowhere Ohio - it was in the organic/natural foods area. I had to buy a quart (so I'm now looking for other recipes to use the rest! LOL) I used green olives with pimentos and cherry tomatoes quartered, along with just 1 Tbsp lemon juice, and olive oil. I quite enjoyed discovering a new (to me) ingredient (kefir) and the salad was tasty as well! Thanks for sharing!

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This is so good. I made just as stated but added 1 can tuna to the mix to add some protein. I also had to use greek yogurt and loved the flavor it gave. Thanks for posting. Reviewed for Holiday tag win.

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Fabulous! Love the brightness of the lemon. I had to sub in black olives, as my husband does not enjoy the green. I also used yogurt. :)

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This was absolutely terrific! I loved the dressing. Can't go wrong with dill and lemon. Of course there was no kefir available here, so I used a Greek yogurt. Instead of two tomatoes I used a pint of grape tomatoes which I cut in half. I also upped the pasta a bit to 5 ounces (3 ounces didn't seem like much for two people), and I think I forgot to add the oil and only used half of a small red onion because my BF isn't fond of raw onions. I used a large handful of dill, as I think the bunches of dill sold in the states are on the large size. Would definitely make this again, the dressing was heavenly. Thanks for the recipe!

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I had planned to use yogurt also (I have never seen Kifir in this area) but when I opened the carton it was past it's prime and I just bought it on the 19th! So I just used extra virgin olive oil and it was still excellent. I used Italian Herbs in place of the dill. Loved the green olives with the lemon juice and oil. I should also say that I added a quarter of a small green pepper and about 2 ounces of cooked pork roast. It all came together to make a very enjoyable meal.

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Very tasty! Made as directed except that, like another reviewer, I used a high-quality Greek plain yogurt in place of the kefir. Thanks, Lalaloula! Made for Vegetarian Recipe Swap.

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Just a tasty, fresher then fresh pasta salad that was a total ease to prepare and the yumminess factor is way up high. I used all whole wheat pasta, (spiral) and used fresh spinach, as that was growing in the Spring garden. I just put the spinach in for the last 30 seconds to wilt (in the boiling pasta water) and used black olives instead of green. I didn't have kefir, and the only thing I could substatute was a tablespoon of greek yogurt. Either way, this is one great pasta salad, and so fresh I am sure you will believe you were sitting right in the middle of a summer garden. Oh yum! Made for Everyday is a Holiday Tag May 2009

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