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Greek Pasta Salad
Our daughter hates mayonnaise. She has disliked it since she was a child and still doesn’t make things that call for it. She says that the flavor simply isn’t good and ruins whatever it’s mixed with.
Well, we were looking for a colorful summer salad the other day and decided to try this one. We made it and gave it to her, intentionally forgetting to tell her that it was made with mayonnaise.
She loved it. She didn’t believe us when we told her that mayonnaise was one of the ingredients. She wanted to finish the whole bowl. And, she probably could have, since the recipe is healthy and beautiful, especially with the fresh summer bounty of onions, cucumbers, and peppers.
Greek Pasta Salad
Fix It and Enjoy It Healthy, page 105
Makes 10 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Chilling Time: 1 hour
12 oz pkg tri-color rotini pasta
2/3 cup unpeeled, seeded, diced cucumber
½ cup green onions, thinly sliced (reserve the tops!)
1 ¼ cups frozen baby peas, defrosted
1 cup red bell sweet pepper, diced
¼ cup fat free mayonnaise
½ cup low-fat cottage cheese
½ cup plain non-fat yogurt
¼ cup green onion tops, sliced
1 ½ Tbsp dill weed, finally chopped
¼ tsp black pepper
2 ½ ounces (about 2/3 cup) fat-free feta cheese, crumbled
1. Cook pasta in boiling water for 7 minutes. Drain and place in a large bowl.
2. Add cucumber, ½ cup green onions, peas, and bell pepper. Set aside.
3. In food processor with metal blade, combine mayonnaise, cottage cheese, yogurt and ¼ cup green onion tops. Process until completely smooth.
4. Add dill and black pepper and process briefly.
5. Pour over pasta mixture and stir to mix well. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled.
6. Scatter cheese over top just before serving.
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> I made this today. Added the olives, the roasted red peppers and the chopped peperoncini as others suggested. I did not use fat free mayo etc but did use low-fat. It was excellent. The only problem I had was that 7 minutes was not long enough on the pasta. I had to re-heat water and cook it for 2 minutes more – so 9 minutes for me. Other than that – it was a breeze. It makes alot so use a large bowl!
Looks good, but I think it needs some calameta olives.
Calamata olives in ANYTHING is a good idea! Recipe looks yummy.
I make mine with olives, but instead of using mayonaise, I toss it with Greek dressing. Makes for a healthier option, and a great light option for the summer!
I’ll bet this would be good with Greek yogurt instead of the mayo, cottage cheese, and the other yogurt. 0% Fage is delicious! I also like the Kalamata olive idea, and suggest some chopped peperoncini and roasted red bell pepper, too.
Just to clarify, I was suggesting roasting the red bell pepper that’s already listed in the recipe ingredients, not add more. >
I would definitely skip the 0% fat mayonnaise and sub in yogurt. Ditto on adding the Kalmatas, roasted red pepper. Looks good. Believe I’ll try it.
Why cottage cheese? We don’t eat that so I would probably leave it out. Is there a specific reason to use that? I like the idea of greek olives and greek dressing as well!
I used 3/4 cup fat-free Greek yogurt, 1/4 cup low-fat sour cream, and 2 Tbs. light mayo for the dressing. Tangy and yummy. I also threw in some chopped tomatoes instead of the peppers since I needed to use them. This is a great recipe that’s easy to adapt/swap out ingredients.
so good yummmg
Sounds bland ?
My husband also HATES mayo — and probably won’t eat it b/c it looks like it’s made with it. If I make it I will have to eliminate the mayo & just use the yogurt — and even then he may not even taste it. The Greek dressing is probably a better bet for us, thanks!
I would try this with tzaziki sauce. I bet that would be wonderful.
I came across a macaroni salad dressed this way a few years ago and had to make it as I was intrigued by the mayo/yogurt combo – it is a fantastic flavor, very fresh and summery. We love it. I just made it last week as it got so hot and we wanted something cool. I like the idea of adding cheese too.
Not so bad. Intriguing items here