This Tomato Feta Pasta Salad with Bacon is your new favorite when you need a quick and easy recipe that always tastes great. It’s full of flavor with sweet roasted cherry tomatoes, crispy bacon, soft feta cheese, and fresh basil. You only require a few ingredients, and it’s ready in no time. This salad is perfect for picnics, BBQs, or summer dinners. It’s creamy, crispy, fresh, and so delicious. Every bite makes you want more.
Easy Summer Pasta Salad Recipe
Every summer, when cherry tomatoes are everywhere, I know it’s time to make this pasta salad again. I remember the first time I made it. I was chatting in the kitchen and almost burned the garlic—whoops!
But I saved it just in time, and when I took that first bite with the roasted tomatoes, creamy feta, and crispy bacon, I knew this was a winner. It reminds me of sunny days and simple food that tastes amazing. Now, I make it every year when it’s warm, and we want something easy and good.
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📖 Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2½ cups cherry tomatoes
- 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound pasta, penne or fusilli work great
- 6 slices smoked bacon
- ¼ pound feta cheese, crumbled
- ½ cup olives, green or black, without pit
- ¼ oz. fresh basil, leaves only
- salt, to taste
- ground black pepper, to taste
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Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 ℉.
- Put the cherry tomatoes and unpeeled garlic cloves on a baking tray.2½ cups cherry tomatoes, 6 cloves garlic
- Drizzle with olive oil and mix, so everything is coated.2 tablespoons olive oil
- Roast them in the oven for 20 minutes, until the tomatoes are soft and a bit brown.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a big pot with salted water. Follow the package instructions until the pasta is firm and slightly chewy. Drain it and rinse under cold water so it stops cooking.1 pound pasta
- Fry the bacon slices in a pan until they are golden and crispy.6 slices smoked bacon
- Put them on a paper towel to drain and chop them into small bits.
- Once the garlic is cool, squeeze it out of the skin and mash it with a fork.
- In a big bowl, mix the pasta, roasted tomatoes, mashed garlic, bacon, crumbled feta, and olives. Tear the basil leaves with your hands and add them in.¼ pound feta cheese, ½ cup olives, ¼ oz. fresh basil
- Season with salt and pepper.salt, ground black pepper
- Gently stir until everything is nicely mixed.
- You can eat this salad warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Refrigerator: Store the pasta salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Fresh basil is best added just before serving.
- Freezing is not recommended, as the feta and tomatoes change texture after thawing.
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