Don’t you just love all the color in this dish? I love that this vegan pasta salad takes something quite bland on its own, like pasta, and adds all this beautiful color, freshness and flavor to it, turning it into a gorgeously colorful, high nutrient power meal!
Since you serve it cold, this is an ideal meal to whip up quickly and keep in the fridge so that your next few meals are covered!
It’s filling, satisfying, and tasty as all heck. Not to mention that this meal comes together in the time it takes you to cook the pasta. Now that’s what I call fast food! The good kind!
You just put on a bag of pasta to cook (go for the whole bag, you WANT to have leftovers here), and while it’s boiling away, you chop up your fresh veg to go with it, and mix together your sauce ingredients in a bowl.
As soon as the pasta (regular or gluten-free) is finished cooking, you simply drain it, rinse it under cold water, drain again and then add it to a serving dish. Pile all your chopped veggies on top, toss it up, then pour over your sauce and voila, you have a beautifully tasty and fabulous looking meal.
The sauce is a tasty mix of sesame oil, soy sauce (or tamari if you want to make it gluten-free), maple syrup and a sprinkle of garlic spice and dried herbs and there you have it!
As a bonus I also added in a few tablespoons of vegan chili mayonnaise, just to add some extra creaminess and I can tell you, it’s not an essential ingredient, but boy does it round out those flavors nicely!
A little extra garlic and herb dried spice sprinkled on top and you’re ready to go.
Of course this keeps fabulously in the fridge! So even if you’re just cooking for one, go right ahead and have your lunches and dinners taken care of for a few days.
So let me know what you think of this vegan pasta salad in the comments! If you make it then please pop back and rate it and let me know how you liked it!
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Thanks so much!
- For the Salad:
- 2 Stalks Celery
- 1 Red Bell Pepper
- 1 Yellow Bell Pepper
- 2 Spring Onions
- 20 Cherry Tomatoes
- 2 Cucumbers
- 20 Green Olives
- For the Pasta:
- 1 Bag (18 oz / 500g) Bowtie Pasta (or other pasta, regular or gluten-free)
- For the Sesame Dressing:
- 2 Tbsp Sesame Oil
- 3 Tbsp Soy Sauce (or Tamari if gluten-free)
- 2 Tbsp Maple Syrup
- Sprinkle of dried garlic and herbs
- Optional:
- 4 Tbsp Vegan Mayonnaise (I used chili mayonnaise)
- Cook the pasta according to the package instructions.
- While the pasta is cooking, chop up the celery, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, spring onions and cucumber. Cut the cherry tomatoes and olives in half.
- Prepare the dressing by adding the sesame oil, soy sauce or tamari, maple syrup and dried garlic and herbs spice to a bowl and mixing together.
- When the pasta is cooked, rinse and drain it and add to a serving dish. Then pile on all the raw veggies on top and mix in together.
- Pour over the dressing and combine.
- Then add the vegan mayonnaise (optional) and mix together.
- Keep covered in the fridge where it will keep perfectly well for a few days.
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