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Chopped Greek Pasta Salad is the perfect salad to bring to your next potluck. Ditalini pasta is combined with chopped veggies, olives, chick peas, artichoke hearts, feta cheese, and a classic Greek vinaigrette. Prep this one ahead of time and let the flavors meld together!

There’s nothing better AND easier than a pasta salad during the summertime. Try my Summer Pasta Salad, an amazing Creamy Pesto Pasta Salad, or the Best Italian Pasta Salad.

Overhead shot of a white bowl of Chopped Greek Pasta Salad with wooden spoons, on a white background.

Summer is here, and that means it’s time for all the gatherings. Backyard barbecues, potluck parties with friends, family reunions, and feeding loads of hungry kids. Let’s go summahhhhh!!! 😀

In our case, the nest is not empty. Our oldest son, the BIG eater, moved out, while our youngest (the snacker) moved home from college. It’s always a challenge trying to figure out how much food I should have available. I hate waste, so I am pretty conscientious about cooking smaller amounts during certain times. This salad is a reasonable size, but definitely double it (using the entire box of pasta) if you are serving a lot of extra people.

Overhead shot of a partial bowl of Chopped Greek Pasta Salad, with a wooden spoon, on a white background.

Ingredients needed for Chopped Greek Pasta Salad:

Ditalini Pasta – This small pasta is perfect for a chopped salad, but orzo pasta would work too.
Chopped Veggies – You will need English cucumber, cherry tomatoes, and red onion.
Kalamata Olives – If you aren’t an olive fan (like my hubby), just omit these.
Chick Peas – One of my favorite salad ingredients in the whole wide world!
Artichoke Hearts – Use either marinated artichokes, or regular.
Feta Cheese – This cheese is a staple here, and it’s good in almost any salad.

Greek Vinaigrette Ingredients:

Olive Oil
Red Wine Vinegar
Fresh Lemon Juice
Dijon Mustard
Seasonings – ground oregano, salt and pepper

Pro-Tip: If the pasta leftovers soak up too much dressing, just add a few swirls of olive oil.

Overhead shot of some ditalini pasta in a mesh strainer.

Overhead shot of the chopped ingredients in the pasta salad, lined up, with bowls of feta cheese and chickpeas.

How to make Chopped Greek Pasta Salad:

This salad is super easy; trust me. You can prep the day before, and toss everything together whenever needed.

Boil pasta. Cook the Ditalini noodles until al dente, using plenty of salt in the water for flavor.
Chop all the veggies. You want them to be somewhat small in size, to go with the tiny pasta noodles.
Prep the olives, artichoke hearts, and chick peas. Chop the olives and artichokes, and rinse and strain the chick peas.
Make the dressing. Combine the olive oil, fresh lemon, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, and seasonings – and shake well.
Combine. In a large bowl, toss together the the cooled pasta, the chopped veggies, olives, artichoke hearts, chick peas and feta cheese. Pour the dressing over top, and toss again until well coated.
Serve. Serve this pasta salad with an extra swirl of olive oil, and some freshly ground black pepper.

Close up shot of a small white dressing dispenser pouring dressing on top of a Chopped Greek Pasta Salad, with the salad underneath.

This salad goes great with SO many things. Here are a few of my ideas, but feel free to venture out on your own.

Blackened Salmon Burgers with Avocado Crema – Our recent salmon obsession. It’s super easy too!
Barbecue Baby Back Ribs – This uses my super easy Best Dry Rub Seasoning that we use on so many things.
Slow Baked Pulled Pork – Make this one when you are too tired to lift a finger. Seriously.
Or just throw some chicken or a big steak on the grill, and call it good!

Cocktail ideas? Try this Tropical Tequila Sangria, or this current fav – Strawberry Lemonade Vodka Slushies.

Enjoy all the festivities this time of year offers. I love summer (well, except for the heat)!

Overhead shot of my hand holding a small white bowl of Chopped Greek Pasta Salad, with a wok inside the bowl, and salad in the background.

Make this pasta salad next: Best Italian Pasta Salad

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xoxo ~Sue