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. Its an easy 15 minute dish with a make ahead dressing.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword pasta salad with tahini dressing, tahini pasta salad, tahini salad dressing, vegan pasta salad

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings

Calories 364kcal

Author Gunjan

Ingredients

For the dressing

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

For the salad

3 cups cooked pasta (whole grain)
1 cup broccoli florets (steamed/blanched)
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
1/4 cup caned sweet corn (rinsed and drained)
1/4 cup sliced black olives
1/2 cup julienned carrots
1/2 cup thinly sliced red bell pepper

Instructions

In a blender combine all the ingredients of the dressing and blend it smooth until thick and creamy.
In a large salad bowl combine all the salad ingredients.
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.

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