Easy vegan pasta salad is a tasty, light and refreshing pasta salad recipe. The subtle refreshing flavors of this cold pasta recipe make it a perfect summer recipe.
300gramsuncooked pastause any small variety of your choice
½cupchopped bell pepper
1cupcherry tomatoescut into halves
½cupcooked sweet corn kernels
½cupcooked green peas
1.5tablespoonschopped jalapeno
¼cuppitted black olives
½cupchopped parsley
¼cupchopped almondsyou can also use walnut or any other nut of your choice
Juice of 1 lemon
½cupolive oil
1.5tbspdry oregano
1teaspoondry basil
½teaspoonchili flakes
½teaspoonblack pepper powder
Salt as per taste
Instructions
Following the instructions given on the packet, cook pasta al dente. Strain, add around 2 tablespoons of olive oil and keep aside. Let it reach room temperature.
In a bowl, mix the remaining olive oil, lemon juice, dry herbs, salt, and pepper. Mix well and keep aside.
Once the pasta reaches room temperature, add all the chopped vegetables, olives, almonds and dressing to it. Toss well.
Allow the salad to soak in all the flavors (20-30 minutes), before serving. You can also keep it in the fridge and serve cold.