This Mediterranean Bow Tie Pasta Salad is super easy to make and loaded with flavor. This is definitely a crowd favorite!
In Italian this kind of pasta is called Farfalle, which means butterfly. I wanted to call this a Mediterranean Butterfly Pasta Salad, but I thought that might confuse people too much. 🙂
The brand of pasta I used for this dish is from I Love Italia, I absolutely love their pasta!
This particular pasta has four flavors:
- Turmeric which is yellow
- Spinach which is green
- Red Beet which is red of course
- and Wheat Flour which is white
This is such a colorful, summery pasta salad. It’s refreshing and full of so many flavors, it reminds me of a Greek islands trip…
I hope you love this pasta salad as much as I did! It’s:
- Refreshing
- Colorful
- Easy to make
- Full of flavor
- Summery
- and totally Orgasmik!
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Buon Appetito!
Mediterranean Bow Tie Pasta Salad
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 6-8
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 500 grams Bow Tie Pasta
- 3 – 4 Tbs Sea Salt (for the water the pasta cooks in)
- 1 medium Red Onion julienned
- 200 grams Feta Cheese, diced or crumbled
- 1 cup pitted Kalamata Olives
- 1 cup halved Grape Tomatoes
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian Parsley
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh Mint
- 2 Tbs + 1/2 cup (divided) EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil
- Add 3 – 4 Tbs Sea Salt
- Cook pasta as directed on package
- Drain, place in a large bowl and add 1/2 cup EVOO, mix well and let cool
- In a large bowl add Onion, Cheese, Olives, Tomatoes, Parsley, Mint, Salt, Pepper, and 2 Tbs EVOO
- Mix well
- Combine the two bowls, mix, taste and add more seasonings to your liking
- Enjoy!
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