Mike's Chilled Greek Feta Salad
Mike's Chilled Greek Feta Salad

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Chill all vegetables, olives and cheese. Great recipe for Mike's Chilled Greek Feta Salad. This incredibly easy, absolutely delicious and versatile colorful summertime salad pairs great with most any main dish.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mike's chilled greek feta salad using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mike's Chilled Greek Feta Salad:
  1. Take Greek Feta Salad
  2. Prepare 1 box (12 oz) Multi Colored Rotini Pasta
  3. Make ready 2 (8 oz) Boxes ATHENOS Feta Cheese Chunks [1/4" chop]
  4. Prepare 5 oz Shreadded Parmesan Cheese
  5. Take 1/4 Cup Sun Dried Tomatoes [in oil - chopped]
  6. Make ready 1 can Artichokes In Water [drained - chopped]
  7. Prepare 1/2 large Red - Green - Yellow - Orange Bell Pepper [chopped]
  8. Take 1 can Black Olives [drained - sliced in half]
  9. Take 1 large Cucumber [peeled - chopped]
  10. Get 1 (10.5 oz) Cherry Tomatoes [sliced in half]
  11. Take 1/2 cup Chopped Green Onions
  12. Get 1 Purple Onion [chopped]
  13. Get 1/2 Bunch Fresh Parsley [rough chop]
  14. Prepare 1 Fresh Cracked Black Pepper [to taste]
  15. Prepare 2 tbsp Fresh Basil [optional]
  16. Take 1 cup Banana Peppers [optional]
  17. Make ready 2 (16 oz) Bottles Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing [reserve one bottle]

This marinated feta greek salad packs a flavor punch! Start by grabbing a hunk of feta and marinating it with olive oil, garlic, and herbs until it's extra. This full-flavored recipe is the perfect lunch. Classic Greek salad is made even better with crisp, golden fried feta and a zingy dressing.

Steps to make Mike's Chilled Greek Feta Salad:
  1. Clean, chop and drain all vegetables. Refrigerate until pasta is ready and cooled down.
  2. Chop Feta Cheese chunks in semi large chunks and add to vegetables. They will fall apart slightly when mixed with the dressing.
  3. Shred Parmesan Cheese if not already shreadded.
  4. Bring a large pot of water to a steady boil and add 1/2 tsp salt and a splash of oil. - - Pour pasta into boiling water, stirring occasionally and cover for 8 minutes. Or, as per box directions. I'll boil my noodles al dente [just under manufacturers directions] for a toothier chew.
  5. Drain noodles and place pasta in a large bowl. - - Immediately add your entire bottle of Italian Dressing to your pasta and mix well. - - This step is important. Especially if you're serving this dish the same day. Your pasta will instantly begin to absorb your dressing while hot. - - Allow pasta to cool naturally on the counter.
  6. Also another great dressing option!
  7. After pasta has cooled off - add all of your chopped chilled vegetables and cheeses. Gently fold them in. - - Refrigerate salad for several hours - gently mixing occasionally. - - As needed - add your reserved bottle of dressing if you feel your salad is firming up too much with the addition of cheese.
  8. Authors Notes: - - #1: I've tried the most expensive Italian Dressings and most of the more cost effective ones. One of the best I've found to date is Kraft Zesty Italian for flavor and price. - - #2: The flavor of this salad is exponentially better the following day. - - #3: Stir entire batch of salad from the base upwards each time before serving dishes for best flavor. - - Enjoy!

Tomato, cucumber, feta, olives and pasta are tossed with an oregano vinaigrette for a filling Greek-style salad. Add the cucumber, feta, parsley, olives and tomatoes to the bowl and toss to combine. Cooking Channel serves up this Greek Feta and Cucumber Salad recipe from Michael Symon plus many other recipes at CookingChannelTV.com. Combine the feta, oregano, garlic and shallots in a separate bowl. Add the lemon juice and zest and whisk in the olive oil.

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