Greek Pasta Salad

By Peggie

Ingredients

• 4 cups uncooked penne pasta
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1 cucumber, halved lengthwise, sliced
• 4 green onions, sliced thin
• 1/3 cup Kalamata olives, pitted, halved
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 2 tbsp. fresh snipped basil or 2 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
• 4 tsp. minced garlic from a jar
• 1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper
• 1 cup reduced-fat Feta cheese, crumbled

Preparation

Step 1

Cook pasta as directed on package; drain. Rinse under cold water, drain.

In a large bowl, toss together pasta, tomatoes, cucumber, green onions, and olives.

In a cruet jar, combine oil, lemon juice, basil, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper. Cover, shake well.

Drizzle over pasta mix. Toss to coat.

Cover, chill for 2 hours to allow flavors to blend. Add Feta cheese, toss.

Serve.