Today I am sharing a popular pasta salad I have been making for over twenty-five years – Potluck Pasta Salad!
Potluck Pasta Salad
Seriously – the best! This awesome salad is loaded with feta, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion and topped with a fantastic homemade balsamic dressing – this salad is bursting with flavor! Even better, it’s so easy to make. The perfect side dish for your next potluck, barbecue or gathering!
This pasta salad is great topped with grilled chicken for a meal – a summer favorite! This is also one of my go-to dishes for potlucks, barbecues, picnics, parties and large gatherings.
My Most Requested Salad
If you’re looking for a fantastic salad recipe for the recipe box, be sure to check out my most requested salad recipe! The dressing for this pasta salad was born from this recipe over 25 years ago. It’s. The. Best.
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Potluck Pasta Salad
(AKA, Pasta Salad with a Twist)
Originally shared June 26, 2013
Ingredients
- 1 box Gemelli Pasta (1 lb) cooked according to package (or your favorite pasta – penne, twist, bow tie)
- 8 oz Feta, crumbled
- 1 large Cucumber, peeled, cut bite size
- 1 pint Cherry or Grape Tomatoes (sliced in halves or quarters)
- 1/2 cup Red Onion, chopped
Sweet Balsamic Dressing
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil or Canola
- 1/3 cup Sugar
- 3 tablespoons good Balsamic Vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon Dry Mustard (or a little squeeze of yellow mustard)
- Few twists of Fresh Cracked Pepper Or use 1/8 tsp of Reg Ground Pepper
Whisk all the ingredients together, until sugar and oil are blended. It takes a few minutes for the oil and sugar to blend. Keep whisking….it will blend!
Directions
Make pasta according to package, rinse in colander with cold water, drain.
Top with feta and veggies.
If you plan to serve the entire salad at once, top with desired amount of dressing and toss. If you plan to have the salad over a few days, top with dressing individually.
Tips
- This salad is great with Greek and Italian dressing too.
- Adjust the amount of feta and veggies to your preference.
- Great topped with fresh cracked pepper.
- You can use other types of pasta – penne, rotini, bow-tie…
- Make a meal out of it, top the pasta with grilled chicken!
ENJOY!
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Cheers!
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