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Mike's Chilled Greek Feta Salad is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Mike's Chilled Greek Feta Salad is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook mike's chilled greek feta salad using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's Chilled Greek Feta Salad:
- Prepare Greek Feta Salad
- Get 1 box (12 oz) Multi Colored Rotini Pasta
- Make ready 2 (8 oz) Boxes ATHENOS Feta Cheese Chunks [1/4" chop]
- Prepare 5 oz Shreadded Parmesan Cheese
- Get 1/4 Cup Sun Dried Tomatoes [in oil - chopped]
- Prepare 1 can Artichokes In Water [drained - chopped]
- Get 1/2 large Red - Green - Yellow - Orange Bell Pepper [chopped]
- Make ready 1 can Black Olives [drained - sliced in half]
- Get 1 large Cucumber [peeled - chopped]
- Make ready 1 (10.5 oz) Cherry Tomatoes [sliced in half]
- Take 1/2 cup Chopped Green Onions
- Get 1 Purple Onion [chopped]
- Make ready 1/2 Bunch Fresh Parsley [rough chop]
- Make ready 1 Fresh Cracked Black Pepper [to taste]
- Get 2 tbsp Fresh Basil [optional]
- Get 1 cup Banana Peppers [optional]
- Get 2 (16 oz) Bottles Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing [reserve one bottle]
Great recipe for Mike's Chilled Greek Feta Salad. This incredibly easy, absolutely delicious and versatile colorful summertime salad pairs great with most any main dish. It's chilly, crispy, cheesy, tangy and toothy! Know that this salad is much better with several hours chill time.
Instructions to make Mike's Chilled Greek Feta Salad:
- Clean, chop and drain all vegetables. Refrigerate until pasta is ready and cooled down.
- Chop Feta Cheese chunks in semi large chunks and add to vegetables. They will fall apart slightly when mixed with the dressing.
- Shred Parmesan Cheese if not already shreadded.
- Bring a large pot of water to a steady boil and add 1/2 tsp salt and a splash of oil. - - Pour pasta into boiling water, stirring occasionally and cover for 8 minutes. Or, as per box directions. I'll boil my noodles al dente [just under manufacturers directions] for a toothier chew.
- Drain noodles and place pasta in a large bowl. - - Immediately add your entire bottle of Italian Dressing to your pasta and mix well. - - This step is important. Especially if you're serving this dish the same day. Your pasta will instantly begin to absorb your dressing while hot. - - Allow pasta to cool naturally on the counter.
- Also another great dressing option!
- After pasta has cooled off - add all of your chopped chilled vegetables and cheeses. Gently fold them in. - - Refrigerate salad for several hours - gently mixing occasionally. - - As needed - add your reserved bottle of dressing if you feel your salad is firming up too much with the addition of cheese.
- Authors Notes: - - #1: I've tried the most expensive Italian Dressings and most of the more cost effective ones. One of the best I've found to date is Kraft Zesty Italian for flavor and price. - - #2: The flavor of this salad is exponentially better the following day. - - #3: Stir entire batch of salad from the base upwards each time before serving dishes for best flavor. - - Enjoy!
A terrific side or satisfying lunch - and it keeps well for days! There is something very satisfying about tipping the entire jar of sun dried tomatoes, oil and all, over the salad. Packed with seven kinds of veggies, this salad will make a dent in your daily vitamin recommendations. Top your veggies with lean juicy chicken, tangy feta, and roasted red pepper hummus. Cooking Channel serves up this Greek Feta and Cucumber Salad recipe from Michael Symon plus many other recipes at CookingChannelTV.com.
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