Greek Tortellini Salad with Cucumbers and Avocados

Greek Tortellini Salad with Avocados, Cucumbers, Feta cheese with easy-to-make homemade Greek salad dressing made with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and Greek yogurt. So good, healthy, and delicious!

I love cucumbers. They are wonderful, tasty vegetables that work so well in salads, usually doing a great job playing a "supporting" role, such as in this Tomato Cucumber Avocado Salad with Basil Pesto or in this Radish Avocado Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumber, Green Onions . Well, I happened to have lots of cucumbers in my fridge that were going a little soft, so I needed to come up with a recipe where cucumber would be one of the main ingredients, and where I could use (read: not waste) lots of cucumbers all at once and prepare a salad unlike any other I usually make with cucumbers!

I wanted something unusual and delicious! After using the word "cucumber" in my vocabulary way too many times and, in general, spending too much time thinking about them, I finally made this recipe that you see on the photos: a Greek Tortellini Salad with Avocados and Cucumbers in a creamy Greek Salad Dressing. Oh, my deliciousness, this salad is so good - you won't be able to stop eating it until you run out of cucumbers!

This Greek tortellini salad with cucumbers became my new favorite lunch to pack for work, because this salad is amazingly refreshing, delicious, creamy (thanks to all the feta cheese and avocados), flavorful, and healthy! It also keeps well in the refrigerator and is easy to make.

I use cheese tortellini in this recipe.   If you like tortellini, take a look at these 2 Mediterranean style dinner recipes that will go great with this Greek Tortellini Salad: Pesto Chicken Tortellini with Veggies or Chicken, Tomato, Zucchini Basil Pesto Tortellini.

I usually do not use the whole amount of dressing listed in the recipe: I add just enough (usually half of the dressing) to the salad to coat the veggies, and save the rest for another batch. This salad is light, healthy, and vegetarian. It's also full of fiber and healthy dietary fats (we're talking about avocados and extra virgin olive oil).

What's not to like? And did I already tell you it's so delicious I kept eating it for lunch for a week and only stopped when I ran out of cucumbers? So addictive! And, I just love how green it looks!

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Greek Tortellini Salad with avocados and cucumbers

Healthy Greek Tortellini Salad with Avocados, Cucumbers, Feta cheese is easy to make and so delicious!  The homemade Greek salad dressing is made with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and Greek yogurt. 

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine Greek

Servings 4 servings

Calories per serving 652 kcal

Author: Julia

Ingredients

Greek Salad Dressing:

• ¼ cup olive oil
• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar or 2 tablespoons each balsamic and red wine vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper or more, to taste
• ¼ teaspoon salt or more, to taste
• ½ teaspoon white sugar
• 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt optional

Salad Ingredients:

• 2 cucumbers , sliced thinly
• 3 avocados , peeled, cored, and cubed
• 7 oz cheese tortellini , uncooked
• 1 cup feta cheese , crumbled

Instructions 

How to make Greek salad dressing:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together olive oil, vinegar(s), black pepper, salt, and sugar. Add a tablespoon of Greek yogurt for a little creaminess

How to make salad:

• Cook tortellini according to package instructions, drain and let them cool.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine cooked tortellini, sliced cucumber, cubed avocados, feta cheese.
• Add just enough of the dressing to the salad to coat and toss (start with adding half the amount of dressing). Don't add all the salad dressing at once. 
• Cover and chill 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

Nutrition Information

Greek Tortellini Salad with avocados and cucumbers

Amount per Serving

Calories

652

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

48

g

74

%

Saturated Fat

 

12

g

75

%

Cholesterol

 

52

mg

17

%

Sodium

 

799

mg

35

%

Potassium

 

986

mg

28

%

Carbohydrates

 

42

g

14

%

Fiber

 

13

g

54

%

Sugar

 

9

g

10

%

Protein

 

17

g

34

%

Vitamin A

 

485

IU

10

%

Vitamin C

 

19.9

mg

24

%

Calcium

 

307

mg

31

%

Iron

 

2.9

mg

16

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition Disclaimer:

The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

Keyword avocado salad, cucumber salad, Greek tortellini salad

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