Poltuck Pasta Salad
For over 25 years, this Potluck Pasta Salad has been a go-to for gatherings! Simple, delicious, and always a hit.
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb box pasta cooked according to package (use your favorite pasta – Gemelli, penne, twist, bow tie)
- 8 oz feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 large cucumber, peeled, cut bite size
- 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes (sliced in halves or quarters)
- ½ cup red onion, chopped
Balsamic Dressing
- ½ cup canola oil or vegetable (extra virgin olive oil - see tip in notes)
- ⅓ cup sugar (white granulated)
- 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar (use good balsamic)
- ⅛ tsp dry mustard (or a little squeeze of yellow mustard)
- Few twists of fresh cracked black pepper (or use 1/8 tsp of ground black pepper)
Instructions
Pasta and Veggies
- Make pasta according to package, rinse in colander with cold water, drain. Place in large serving bowl.
- Top pasta with feta, tomato, cucumber and red onion.
Balsamic Dressing
- Whisk all ingredients until the sugar and oil are fully blended. This may take a couple of minutes of continuous whisking.
- If serving the entire salad at once, add the desired amount of dressing and toss to combine. If serving portions over a few days, dress each portion individually.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Notes
This recipe is also known as Pasta Salad with a Twist, originally shared June 26, 2013
Tips
- You can use canola, vegetable or extra virgin olive oil for the dressing - my favorite is canola.
- This salad is great with Greek and Italian dressing.
- Adjust the amount of feta and veggies to your preference.
- Great topped with fresh cracked pepper.
- Make a meal out of it, top the pasta with grilled chicken!