Greek Pasta Salad
Alrighty, let’s hit this straight off the bat and address the elephant in the room shall we? 😂
What makes this pasta salad ‘Greek’?
Whilst I’m sure there’s a million Greeks screaming at the idea of a Greek tuna pasta salad, the Greekness in this dish simply can’t be ignored. In fact, it should be celebrated! Here’s the stars of the show:
Greek Feta Greek Yogurt Kalamata Olives
Alongside this, the creamy dressing is a nod to tzatziki and the other fillings are a nod to a traditional Greek salad (tomatoes, cucumber, red onion etc). Anywho, that’s my justification over and done with 🤣 let’s dig into the good stuff!
Creamy Tuna Pasta Salad
A lot of tuna salad recipes opt for more oil based dressings, but quite frankly if I’m having canned tuna and it’s not in some way shape or form connected to full fat mayonnaise, then somethings seriously not right. The base of the dressing is a 50/50 split between Greek yogurt and mayo. The mayo gives the dressing a bit of body, full yogurt dressings always fall a little short for me. I also add extra virgin olive oil, which gives the dressing a nice rich and silky undertone. In terms of what herbs to use, firstly unless you’re going to rest the dressing I highly recommend using fresh herbs. For this dressing we’re going for parsley and dill. Both of which work great with the Greek theme and both go beautifully with tuna. Other ingredients include lemon juice, garlic and seasoning.
Can I make the dressing ahead of time?
Absolutely! In fact I highly recommend doing so. This will give a chance for the flavours to marry together before serving up. Just tightly cover and store in the fridge until needed. Process shots: add dressing ingredients to small bowl (photo 1), whisk to combine (photo 2).
BEST Tuna Pasta Salad
For me, here’s the best tuna pasta salad combo and the fillings I highly recommend using:
Baby Plum Tomatoes Cucumber Red Onion Olives Feta
In terms of the pasta itself I recommend always going short cut (here I use Fusilli). I know it sounds silly, but one of the most important steps in making a pasta salad is ensuring the pasta is cold. If the pasta is still at all even slightly warm it’ll cause the sauce to start congealing and it won’t stay fresh and creamy for long. I know it’s a fairly obvious step, but just a reminder to rinse the pasta well with cold water! Process shots: cook, drain and rinse pasta (photo 1), add fillings (photo 2), pour in dressing and toss to combine (photo 3).
Serving Tuna Pasta Salad
This pasta salad is absolutely perfect as a BBQ side, an easy lunch or even for meal prep! I mean I’ve literally never meal prepped in my life but if I did it would obviously be pasta 😂
Can I make the pasta salad ahead of time?
Yup! Just tightly cover and store in the fridge until ready to serve. I usually don’t keep mine longer than 3-4days, but you can keep longer at your discretion. Alrighty, let”s tuck into the full recipe for this tuna pasta salad shall we?!
How to make Tuna Pasta Salad (Full Recipe & Video)
If you’re looking for more delicious tuna recipes then check out my Avocado Tuna Melts, Tuna Baked Potato and Tuna Potato Patties! For more similar recipes check out these beauties:
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