Jalapeno Tahini Vegan Pasta Salad

Jalapeno Tahini Vegan Pasta Salad is a flavorful yet satisfying meal for any time of the week as well as for any time of the day. It’s loaded with the hot flavor of jalapeno along with creamy tahini and tossed in with lots of fiber and some carbohydrate. Aha! It’s a complete meal in just one plate. What more can you ask for?? Well, we have been gorging over this beautiful and delectable Jalapeno Tahini Vegan Pasta Salad for a while now.

This pasta salad has become quite popular among my relatives and it’s very much in demand. I personally enjoy this salad after a heavy workout. It’s filling and yet nourishing. At the same time it’s extremely easy to make. All you have to do is simply blend the dressing and toss in the salad. This salad serves perfectly well for dinner also when you are in a hurry or short of time.

For the dressing I used vegan almond based yogurt as the main ingredient. I used yogurt to give it a mild tangy effect along with being extra creamy. Coming back to this salad recipe, I blended store bought tahini along with some herbs and seasonings and yogurt. I must say the dressing smelled delicious and it was seriously hard to resist. So while I prepared the rest of the salad ingredients I could not stop myself from licking the dressing until half of it was finished. OOPS!!!! I loved it so much. Later, my family decided to lick the rest half of the dressing. Hence, I had to blend it again to capture some awesome pictures to share with you all.

Jalapeno tahini dressing is extremely versatile that if any leftovers just store it in the refrigerator in a glass container. Later, you may use it as a dip or as a spread over sandwiches. 🙂 For this recipe, I used whole grain fusilli pasta that was made of quinoa and sorghum. This way I included healthy carbohydrate to our diet. However, you may use any pasta of your choice.

I would like to share few important tricks to make this salad further delightful. The first important step to note is to make sure you blanch broccoli florets very well so that there isn’t any raw taste. Secondly, it is advisable that you slice / julienne the carrots fresh instead of buying julienned carrot pack. Why? The freshness of vegetables enhances the taste of this salad ten times more. Lastly, don’t forget to add thinly sliced red bell pepper to add to the sweet crunch to this salad. Also, when you use sweet corns for this salad do not buy the creamy style. Please make sure to buy regular canned sweet corn.

Once you get the right ingredients for this Jalapeno Tahini Vegan Pasta Salad you will immediately love it. I guarantee that you are gonna make it innumerable times and devour it the same way like we do it in my home 🙂

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Jalapeno Tahini Vegan Pasta Salad

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Serves 3

Per Serving 364 calories

Fat 11 g

Carbs 55 g

Protein 9 g

3

Ingredients

For the dressing

• ½ cup vegan plain yogurt (almond based)
• 2 tbsp. tahini
• 1 tsp dried garlic
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried parsley
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 whole jalapeno (chopped)
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 tbsp. water
• ½ tsp salt
• Pinch of sugar

For the salad

• 3 cups cooked pasta (whole grains)
• 1 cup broccoli florets (blanched)
• ¼ cup white/red onion (finely chopped)
• ¼ cups canned sweet corns (rinsed and drained)
• ¼ cup sliced black olives
• ½ cup julienned carrots
• ½ cup red bell pepper (thinly sliced)

Instructions

1. In a blender combine all the ingredients of the dressing and blend it smooth until thick and creamy.
2. In a large salad bowl combine all the salad ingredients.
3. Lastly, toss in the dressing, adjust the salt and serve immediately.

Notes

For this recipe, I did not remove the seeds because we like our salads little spicy. However, you may remove seeds from jalapeno if desired.

I used almond based plain yogurt for this recipe. Any plain yogurt can be used for this recipe.

I used fusilli pasta made out of quinoa and sorghum. However, you may use any pasta of your choice.