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Greek Tortellini Salad with Tomatoes, Avocados, Cucumbers

Published: Aug 06, 2014 | 20 Comments

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Greek tortellini salad with tomatoes, avocados, cucumbers, feta cheese – in homemade Greek salad dressing. It’s a delicious and healthy salad that uses fresh ingredients, lots of vegetables, and the dressing is made completely from scratch!

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I’ve really been into Mediterranean food lately, and this Greek tortellini salad is a perfect example of delicious and healthy Mediterranean cuisine: lots of veggies, a little bit of pasta, feta cheese (low-fat), homemade dressing made with olive oil (healthy fats) and balsamic vinegar.

Ingredients you need for Greek Tortellini Salad

This salad is bursting with color and packed with fresh veggies and pasta.  Here is what you need:

  • cooked and cold tortellini
  • tomatoes
  • cucumber
  • avocado
  • red bell peppers
  • crumbled feta cheese
  • finely chopped black olives
  • small red onion

How to make Greek salad dressing

In a medium bowl, combine together all salad dressing ingredients, except salt: 1/4 cup olive oil, 3 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper. Whisk until emulsified.
Add just enough salt to suit your tastes – should be about 1/4 teaspoon of salt.

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While this Greek tortellini salad is great served right after it’s made, it also gets better if you let it marinate overnight (or at least for 2 hours) in the refrigerator. If you let the salad sit in the fridge for at least 2 hours, the flavors will start to really soak into the pasta and other ingredients.

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I love crumbled Feta cheese combined with tortellini and Greek salad dressing – the cheese gets so creamy and so tasty!

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Related Tortellini recipes

Here are some other refreshing, Mediterranean recipes with tortellini:

  • Pesto Chicken, Tortellini, and Veggies – healthy, easy-to-make Mediterranean-style dinner.
  • Creamy Sausage Tortellini with Spinach, Tomatoes and Mozzarella cheese sauce – Italian style comfort food.
  • Tortellini with Shrimp and Veggies – spicy shrimp smothered in a creamy Mozzarella cheese sauce with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach! SO GOOD!
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Greek Tortellini Salad: Tomatoes, Avocados, Cucumbers
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

Greek tortellini salad with tomatoes, avocados, cucumbers, feta cheese - in homemade Greek salad dressing.   Healthy Mediterranean recipe with lots of veggies, some pasta, feta cheese (low-fat), homemade dressing made with olive oil (healthy fats) and balsamic vinegar.

Course: Salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 458 kcal
Author: Julia
Ingredients
Greek Salad Dressing:
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper or more, to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt or more, to taste
Salad:
  • 2 1/2 cups tortellini , cooked and cold
  • 2 cups tomatoes , sliced
  • 1 cucumber , sliced
  • 1 avocado , cubed
  • 1 cup red bell peppers , sliced
  • 1 cup feta cheese , crumbled
  • 2 ounces black olives , finely chopped
  • 1/4 red onion , thinly sliced
Instructions
Greek Salad Dressing:
  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together all salad dressing ingredients, except salt. Add just enough salt to suit your tastes - should be about 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
Greek Tortellini Salad:
  1. In a large bowl, combine all salad ingredients. Add just enough of the dressing to the salad to coat and toss. Don't add all the salad dressing at once - you will probably use only about half of the salad dressing. At this point, your salad is ready to serve.
  2. Or, you can cover and chill the salad for a couple of hours or refrigerate overnight. Also chill (or refrigerate) the remaining dressing. Before serving, let the salad (and the remaining dressing) sit at room temperature for some time because olive oil in the dressing would've have solidified in the refrigerator - let it liquify. Add more of the reserved dressing to the salad, if necessary.
Nutrition Facts
Greek Tortellini Salad: Tomatoes, Avocados, Cucumbers
Amount Per Serving
Calories 458 Calories from Fat 261
% Daily Value*
Fat 29g45%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Cholesterol 46mg15%
Sodium 868mg38%
Potassium 518mg15%
Carbohydrates 35g12%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 14g28%
Vitamin A 1705IU34%
Vitamin C 52.6mg64%
Calcium 253mg25%
Iron 2.4mg13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Filed Under: Appetizer, Avocado, Cheese, Cucumbers, Olives, Pasta, Recipe, Salads, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Published: Aug 06, 2014 20 Comments

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  1. Charlene marino

    Aug 26, 2020 at 8:01 am

    is this keto friendly,,,thanks

    Reply
  2. Crissy

    Jul 21, 2018 at 10:25 pm

    So fresh, colorful, and yummy! I don’t like raw onions and my husband doesn’t like black olives but it was still so great! Will make again!

    Reply
    • Julia

      Jul 31, 2018 at 5:19 pm

      Thank you! So glad you enjoyed this salad! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Janet

    Jun 14, 2016 at 4:23 pm

    What can I sub. for the olives? Love everything else about this salad! Also, how many ozs. is the package of tortellini? Thanks!!

    Reply
    • Julia

      Jul 01, 2016 at 11:27 pm

      Use capers instead of olives, or just omit them altogether. I think it was 10 oz package of tortellini.

      Reply
  4. Con

    Jul 15, 2015 at 6:15 pm

    Made this tonight, did not have feta but I added two chopped grilled chicken breasts. Also used green onions instead of red and added fresh oregano because I had it. It was awesome! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Julia

      Jul 01, 2016 at 11:28 pm

      Thank you – I am glad you liked it! Grilled chicken sounds like a delicious addition!

      Reply
  5. Jen

    Jun 19, 2015 at 6:58 pm

    if you chill overnight do you add the avocado

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