Greek Pasta Salad

INGREDIENTS

16 oz

dry penne or rotini pasta (I use DeLallo)

2 cups

cherry tomatoes, sliced in half

English cucumber, diced, seeded (peeled or unpeeled)

1/2

red pepper, finely chopped

2 cups

pitted Kalamata olives, drained

medium red onion, diced

1 cup

pepperoncinis, chopped

8 oz

good quality feta cheese, crumbled

Fresh basil, chopped

Coarse ground black pepper

For the dressing: 1/3 cup red wine vinegar

1/2 cup

olive oil

1 tsp

dried oregano

kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 tsp

fresh basil, finely chopped

2 tbsp

freshly squeezed lemon juice

2 cloves

garlic, minced or pressed

sugar