Greek Tortellini Salad
Updated April 09, 2020
Greek Tortellini salad made with cheese tortellini, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, red onion, feta cheese, and simple Greek dressing. This easy pasta salad is perfect for summer potlucks and barbecues.
Cheese Tortellini + Classic Greek Salad = Yum
June is here and that means summer is here. I know summer doesn’t officially start until later in the month, but I am ready! I am giving us all permission to start summer early. We kicked off our early summer by making a Greek Tortellini Salad for dinner. I love making pasta salads during the summer months and this one is already a favorite!
I love a good classic Greek Salad, but I also like to mix things up. Last year, I made a Greek Quinoa Salad and it has become a staple in our house. This year, I jazzed the traditional Greek Salad up by adding cheese tortellini to the mix. Josh loves cheese tortellini and was very happy my new salad creation.
Tortellini Salad Ingredients
To make this tortellini salad you will need:
- Cheese tortellini-you can use refrigerated, frozen, or even dried tortellini. Refrigerated or frozen tortellini is our favorite to use.
- Grape tomatoes-you can use cherry tomatoes too.
- Cucumbers-seedless cucumbers or regular cucumbers work well, use your favorite!
- Kalamata olives-make sure you buy pitted kalamata olives.
- Red onion-thinly slice the red onion.
- Feta cheese-you can buy a block of feta cheese and crumble it into the salad or buy pre-crumbled feta cheese.
- Greek dressing-this dressing is easy to whisk up and gives the salad great flavor.
How to make Tortellini Salad
I love making tortellini pasta salads because they are filling and easy to make. Cook the tortellini, according to package instructions, and add in tomatoes, cucumbers, kalamata olives, red onion, and feta cheese. Toss the salad with the simple Greek dressing made of olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, and oregano.
You can serve the pasta salad right away or chilled. This salad can be made ahead of time, which is a huge bonus. It will keep in the fridge for 2 to 3 days. I love making a big Greek Tortellini Salad so we can nibble on it for a few days. This pasta salad is always a hit at parties and potlucks. Everyone will beg you for the recipe!
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Equipment
- Large Pot (I like using my Staub Dutch oven for this!)
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 1 20 ounce package refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes cut in half
- 1 large cucumber chopped
- 1 cup kalamata olives pit removed and chopped
- 1/2 red onion chopped
- 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
For the Dressing:
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the tortellini according to the package directions. Drain the tortellini and rinse with cold water.
- Place the tortellini in a large bowl. Add the tomatoes, cucumber, olives, red onion, and feta cheese.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper. Pour the dressing over the salad and stir until salad is well coated. Serve immediately or place in the refrigerator.
- Note-this salad will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
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One of my favorite Greek salads. Just wondering how much is the 1x suppose to feed ?
Recipe indicates 8 servings…
Excellent recipe! A favorite at our house.
So delicious! This is my new favorite pasta salad!
Yay!
Delicious! I was looking for a new way to use tortellini and this was Perfetto! I did add a 1/2 tsp Dijon to the dressing as a preference. Thank you. I will definitely make this often! ❤️
This is my family’s go to dinner, my husband would drink the dressing if you let him!
Yum! I made a double batch of the Greek Tortellini salad to take to a gathering and to have some leftovers for me. It turned out great – thanks!!!
You are welcome!
Such a fresh-tasting and easy dinner. I love it!
Does the nutrition info include the dressing? Calories seem so low
Does your amount per person count this as a main dish or a side dish? I’m wondering because I’d like to make it as a side dish for my daughter’s wedding in April and I’m trying to figure out how much to make for 100 guests. Thank you!
Side!
Absolutely delicious and filling too. Easy to make and full of flavour. A firm favourite
We loved this recipe we did add salami to it it was amazing
Yay! Thanks for sharing!
This is a new family favorite! I think I have made it once a week for the 4 or 5 weeks with grilled chicken. Thank you for a tasty new summer side dish!
I am so glad you love it!
Can’t wait to try your recipes
Thanks Jane!