Im wanna make a greek pasta salad....what dressing should i put???? greek?

also should i make a dressing, if so what do i use??? or any suggestions on what bottle dressing to use???? thanksIm wanna make a greek pasta salad....what dressing should i put???? greek?
My favorite bottled Greek Dressings are:



Niki's

Leo's

Ken's



But, I really like my own:



1 cup olive oil

1 extra large or 2 small lemons, juiced (room temp)

2 to 4 teaspoons dried oregano, according to taste, use 2 to start

3 teaspoons fresh minced garlic

1 teaspoon dried basil

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)

1 or 2 chopped pimento's (optional)







Directions:



Whisk all of the ingredients together. Let chill in fridge to blend flavors. Adjust flavor if need be. I tend to adjust with lemon juice, oregano or black pepper, if need be.
Dad's Greek Salad Recipe



Prep time: 15 minutes



Ingredients

For the dressing

6 Tbsp olive oil

2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon fresh chopped garlic

1 teaspoon red wine vinegar

1/2 teaspoon oregano

1/2 teaspoon dill weed

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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3 large plum tomatoes, seeded, coarsely chopped

3/4 cucumber, peeled, seeded, coarsely chopped

1/2 red onion, peeled, chopped

1 bell pepper, seeded, coarsely chopped

1/2 cup pitted black olives (preferably brine-cured), coarsely chopped

A heaping half cup crumbled feta cheese



Method



1 Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, vinegar, oregano and dill weed together until blended. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. (Can be prepared 3 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewhisk before using.)



2 Combine the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, bell pepper, olives in a bowl. Toss with dressing. Sprinkle cheese over and serve.

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The Ultimate Greek Salad

Ingredients



Dressing



6 tablespoons olive oil

1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 teaspoon dried oregano (Mediterranean is best)





Salad



1 head lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces ((I use Romaine)

3 large plum tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped

1 English cucumber, peeled and coarsely chopped (the long, thin, almost seedless ones)

1 medium red onion, cut into thin rings and soaked for 10 minutes in a small bowl of ice water to make it less sharp

1 small green pepper, cut into thin rings

3/4 cup kalamata olive

3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese



Directions:



1

Whisk dressing ingredients together until blended.

2

Season to taste.

3

Drain onion from ice water and pat dry with paper towels.

4

Combine all salad ingredients, except cheese, in large bowl.

5

Toss with dressing.

6

Sprinkle cheese over and serve.

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You can basically just use any vinaigrette type dressing (aka "Italian" dressing, or balsamic or other vinaigrette), which is what's used on most "Greek" salads.

You could also add various herbs to that if you want to make it have more Greek flavorings, but not necessary (like mint, more thyme, perhaps oregano, etc), or add more lemon juice.
Or make your own vinaigrette, esp. perhaps with olive oil and lemon juice as your "oil" and "vinegar."
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Or you could use another kind of dressing, like something yogurt based, or legume-seed based (tzatziki sauce or tahini sauce, etc).
you could, but may I suggest the sauce that is used for gyros, it is called tzidzki (something like that) so-called cucumber sauce. Or possibly use a good caeser salad dressing, that would be spicy without taking over the dish's flavor. Hey, write back and let us know how it came out!
I like Newman's Own balsamic vinaigrette- it's the olives and feta that make it Greek.