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

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

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. 

Course: Salad

Cuisine: Greek

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 652 kcal

Author: Julia

Ingredients

Greek Salad Dressing:

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar or 2 tablespoons each balsamic and red wine vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper or more, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon salt or more, to taste
• 1/2 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:

1. 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:

1. Cook tortellini according to package instructions, drain and let them cool.

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine cooked tortellini, sliced cucumber, cubed avocados, feta cheese.

3. 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. 

4. Cover and chill for a couple of hours or refrigerate overnight. Also chill (or refrigerate) the remaining dressing. 

5. 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 with avocados and cucumbers

Amount Per Serving

Calories 652 Calories from Fat 432

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 48g 74%

Saturated Fat 12g 60%

Cholesterol 52mg 17%

Sodium 799mg 33%

Potassium 986mg 28%

Total Carbohydrates 42g 14%

Dietary Fiber 13g 52%

Sugars 9g

Protein 17g 34%

Vitamin A 9.7%

Vitamin C 24.1%

Calcium 30.7%

Iron 15.9%

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