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    Hummusapien » Recipes » Side Dishes » Vegan Healthy Pasta Salad

    Vegan Healthy Pasta Salad

    Published Jul 25, 2016 · Modified Jul 11, 2021 · by Alexis Joseph · 11 Comments

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    This light, summery pasta salad makes the perfect healthy lunch or potluck meal. It's packed with veggies, and great for those adhering to a vegan and/or gluten-free diet!

    I love salads that don't have lettuce.

    Bring this Healthy Pasta Salad to your next potluck! Vegan and easily gluten-free.

    I love salads that do have lettuce.

    I don't discriminate when it comes to leafy greens. To be frank, I haven't met many salads I don't like (except the ones that skimp on the dressing or are held together with mayonnaise and resemble a salad about as much as my left sock).

    Bring this Healthy Pasta Salad to your next potluck! Vegan and easily gluten-free.

    This, my dear frands, is a lettuce-less salad chock full of a gazillion veggies other than lettuce. After all, it is not the lettuce that makes the salad, but the salad that makes the lettuce.

    What?

    Summer is all about eating all the food outdoors, and this is the healthy potluck salad of your dreams right here. Noodle dishes tend to make people feel heavy, but let me assure you...that isn't this.

    It's kind of like a shiz ton of crisp flavorful veggies with a side of pasta. The pasta is not quite an afterthought, but not the star here, either.

    Bring this Healthy Pasta Salad to your next potluck! Vegan and easily gluten-free.

    If you're serving hangry carnivores, you could totally add grilled chicken or shrimp. Toss in a can of chickpeas if you're an herbivore looking to make this a full meal!

    I hope you like it so much you wanna marry it.

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    Healthy Pasta Salad

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    • Author: Alexis Joseph | Hummusapien
    • Prep Time: 10 min
    • Cook Time: 10 min
    • Total Time: 20 minutes
    • Yield: 6 1x
    • Category: Side Dish
    • Method: Stovetop
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    This light, summery pasta salad makes the perfect healthy lunch or potluck meal. It's packed with veggies, and great for those adhering to a vegan and/or gluten-free diet!


    Ingredients

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    For the salad:

    • 8oz pasta shells of choice (gluten-free if necessary)
    • ¾ cup shredded carrots
    • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
    • 1 small to medium cucumber, de-seeded and chopped
    • 1 large tomato, chopped
    • ⅓ cup chopped green onions
    • ⅓ cup kalamata olives, chopped

    For the dressing:

    • 2 ½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    • 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
    • 3 tbsp chopped basil
    • ½ tsp minced garlic
    • ½ tsp sugar
    • 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
    • ½ tsp oregano
    • Freshly ground black pepper

    Instructions

    1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
    2. Whisk or blend together dressing ingredients.
    3. Drain pasta, rinse with cold water, and then dump into a large bowl.
    4. Add the rest of the ingredients including dressing, tossing to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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    Bring this Healthy Pasta Salad to your next potluck! Vegan and easily gluten-free.

    About Alexis Joseph


    Oh HEY there! I'm Alexis Joseph, food writer, blogger, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), new mama, and co-founder of local restaurant group, Alchemy. I use my passion for cooking and wellness as fuel to help others ignite a more freeing and happy relationship with food. Learn more about Alexis!

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    1. Sneha says

      February 27, 2019 at 1:47 am

      Hey!

      Thanks for sharing this delicious recipes of Pasta salads, it was surprising for me to know that pasta can be made in this interesting and healthy way. I'm really glad that you have mentioned the Nutrition value for all those yummy recipes.
      So now i can make one with out worrying about the Calories that I eat.

      Reply
    2. Sneha says

      February 27, 2019 at 1:47 am

      Hey!

      Thanks for sharing this delicious recipes of Pasta salads, it was surprising for me to know that pasta can be made in this interesting and healthy way. I'm really glad that you have mentioned the Nutrition value for all those yummy recipes.
      So now i can make one with out worrying about the Calories that I eat.

      Reply
    3. Andy Atari says

      August 16, 2016 at 1:31 am

      Sweet! Bookmarking for future use. I got a box of pasta shells that's been dying to be cooked.

      You might also want to consider using leftover pasta. I hear it has fewer calories and more resistant starch (the good kind of carbs) than regular pasta. 🙂

      Reply
    4. Andy Atari says

      August 16, 2016 at 1:31 am

      Sweet! Bookmarking for future use. I got a box of pasta shells that's been dying to be cooked.

      You might also want to consider using leftover pasta. I hear it has fewer calories and more resistant starch (the good kind of carbs) than regular pasta. 🙂

      Reply
    5. Lauren @ The Bikini Experiment says

      July 26, 2016 at 3:32 pm

      Great pasta recipe. Love pasta salad in the summer.

      Reply
    6. Lauren @ The Bikini Experiment says

      July 26, 2016 at 3:32 pm

      Great pasta recipe. Love pasta salad in the summer.

      Reply
    7. Sarah @ Making Thyme for Health says

      July 26, 2016 at 1:07 pm

      That's it. I'm telling my husband I'm leaving him for this pasta salad. It looks suh good I want to cuddle with it all night long. <3

      Reply
    8. Sarah @ Making Thyme for Health says

      July 26, 2016 at 1:07 pm

      That's it. I'm telling my husband I'm leaving him for this pasta salad. It looks suh good I want to cuddle with it all night long. <3

      Reply
    9. ACKTIVE LIFE says

      July 25, 2016 at 11:35 am

      YUMMY! Love a healthy pasta salad during these HOT summer months...DELISH! XOXO

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    10. ACKTIVE LIFE says

      July 25, 2016 at 11:35 am

      YUMMY! Love a healthy pasta salad during these HOT summer months...DELISH! XOXO

      Reply

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