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By Karina 11 Comments Filed Under: Pasta

Lemon Herb Mediterranean Pasta Salad

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A Pasta Salad made with fresh Mediterranean salad ingredients and drizzled with an incredible Lemon Herb dressing!

Loaded with so much flavour and perfect for any occasion, everyone goes crazy over this pasta salad! My Grilled Lemon Herb Mediterranean CHICKEN Salad has been a HIT with readers around the world, but many have been asking how to turn it into a vegetarian pasta salad version.

Here it is!

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Easy Summer Pasta Salad

Adding pasta to this salad is not only a delicious vegetarian version, it’s a HUGE HIT with everyone I’ve asked to try it. Loaded with everything mediterranean:

  • Cucumbers
  • Olives
  • Sun dried tomatoes
  • Feta cheese
  • Bell peppers (capsicum)
  • Lettuce
  • Tomatoes
  • Red onion
  • Creamy avocado pieces!

You can’t go wrong!

Meal in a salad? YES! Meat free? YES YES!

I kinda feel like saying, ‘Look ma! No meat!’

The Perfect Pasta Salad Recipe

Being a cold pasta salad makes it perfect for summer. It can be made up to a day in advance, leaving the avocado and tomato until ready to serve to keep them as fresh as possible. You can leave out some of the ingredients if you wish, or make it completely your own and add whatever you like!

This salad is extremely versatile and a forgiving recipe.

Pasta Salad Dressing

Using the same dressing as the Mediterranean Chicken Salad to keep all of your favourite flavours packed into this salad, you guys are guaranteed to love this version just as much! Perfect for parties, gatherings, pot lucks, or just for a family dinner.

What to Serve with this Pasta Salad

This pasta salad goes well with just about anything! You can of course serve it as a side salad to accompany any of the following meals:

  • Garlic Herb Butter Roast Chicken
  • Lamb chops
  • Seared salmon or any other fish
  • Oven fried chicken
  • Greek Lamb Souvlaki
  • Turkey burgers
  • Beef burgers
  • Seared lemon chicken thighs

The options are endless with this salad. You can add in marinated artichokes, fire roasted peppers, goats cheese instead of feta, arugula or spinach instead of or with the lettuce, etc!

Need more side salad inspiration? Try these!

Caprese Pasta Salad

Avocado Greek Salad & Greek Salad Dressing

Potato Salad with Bacon & Dill Pickles

Corn salad

Lemon Herb Mediterranean Pasta Salad is loaded with so many Mediterranean salad ingredients, and drizzled an incredible Lemon Herb dressing! | https://cafedelites.com

Lemon Herb Mediterranean Pasta Salad

Lemon Herb Mediterranean Pasta Salad is loaded with so many Mediterranean salad ingredients, and drizzled an incredible Lemon Herb dressing!
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Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Total: 25 mins
Serves: 10

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces | 350 grams dry pasta (Penne)

FOR LEMON HERB DRESSING:

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 teaspoons garlic , minced
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano , minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Cracked pepper , to taste

FOR SALAD:

  • 4 cups Romaine (or cos) lettuce leaves, washed and dried
  • 1 large cucumber , diced
  • 1 avocado , peeled, pitted and chopped
  • 1/2 of a large red pepper (or capsicum), deseeded and cut into thin strips
  • 9 ounces (250 grams) grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/2 a red onion , thinly sliced
  • ½ cup pitted kalamata olives , sliced
  • 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil , drained
  • 5-6 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese

Instructions

  • Boil the pasta in a large pot of salted water until al dente. Drain in a colander or strainer, then rinse under cold water to take the heat out. Transfer the pasta to a large mixing bowl.
  • While pasta is boiling, prepare your dressing. Whisk together all of the marinade/dressing ingredients in a large jug.
  • Add all of the salad ingredients into the salad bowl along with the pasta, and drizzle with the dressing. Toss all of the ingredients together until everything is coated evenly in dressing. Season with extra salt and pepper, if desired.
  • Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 129mg | Potassium: 201mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 1715IU | Vitamin C: 6.7mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.5mg
Lemon Herb Mediterranean Pasta Salad is loaded with so many Mediterranean salad ingredients, and drizzled an incredible Lemon Herb dressing! | https://cafedelites.com
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Comments

  1. Donna says

    February 22, 2019 at 3:56 am

    4 stars
    I absolutely love this recipe and have made it several times. However, please be aware that the calorie count is not correct – not even close. I just imported the ingredients into MyFitnessPal and came up with 583 calories for 10 servings. Still it is healthy and delicious – I just want serious calorie counters to beware.

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    • Monica says

      May 11, 2020 at 5:56 am

      Agreed! The carb count for a pasta salad being 3g is a dead give-away that there might have been a glitch in the nutrition calculation! I suspect it was calculated without the pasta (dressing and salad ingredients only).

      What a refreshing salad, esp on an 85F day!

      Reply
  2. Cindy says

    May 28, 2018 at 3:05 am

    How much is a serving? Thank you

    Reply
  3. Eva says

    July 14, 2017 at 8:28 am

    5 stars
    I just made this for dinner and all I can say is awesome, absolutely awesome! It’s definitely a keeper in my recipe file. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Jan says

      May 23, 2019 at 10:16 am

      Made this yesterday! Served it cold. Then, today it was chilly & rainy, so I filled a soup bowl, added more cheese & heated it in the microwave & it was equally as divine hot, as cold.

      Reply
  4. Jill says

    July 12, 2017 at 2:40 am

    5 stars
    Made this and it was absolutely delicious!! So great to prepare just one meal that both vegetarian hubby and myself could enjoy together. Thank you!

    Reply
  5. Katherine says

    June 04, 2017 at 9:04 am

    I’m loving all these lovely pasta salads that everyone is making for summer! This looks so good. The dressing sounds perfect.

    Reply
  6. Jill says

    June 03, 2017 at 9:25 pm

    This looks delicious and I’m constantly on the look out for veggie options for hubby. Thanks, this is going on the menu for this week!

    Reply
  7. Margaret Ann @ MAK and Her Cheese says

    June 03, 2017 at 2:36 pm

    PERFECT! Love all these fresh flavors! 🙂

    – MAK

    Reply
  8. Liz says

    May 31, 2017 at 6:00 am

    Would this be good if I were to make it the night before to bring to work the next day as my lunch? I’m just wondering about the avocado…if it would go bad by the time I go to eat it.

    Reply
    • Karina says

      June 05, 2017 at 8:02 pm

      Hi Liz. You can prepare it the day before without the avocado 🙂

      Reply

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