Flavorful Pasta Salad
Bring this fresh, amazing pasta salad to any occasion and impress everyone. It combines crisp veggies with a delicious homemade dressing.
Ingredients
- 4 oz Pasta
- ½ cup Chickpeas canned
- 1 Carrot shredded, medium-size
- ¼ cup Red Onion finely diced
- ½ cup Cherry Tomatoes diced
- 5 Black Olives diced
- ½ cup Fresh Parsley diced
- ⅓ cup Vegan Feta Crumbles
- 1 Avocado chopped, medium-size
Dressing
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
- ½ tsp Agave
- 1 tsp Dijon Mustard
- 1 tsp Garlic minced
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- ½ tsp Salt or to taste
- ½ tsp Black Pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Boil pasta by following the directions on its package. Drain water and let pasta cool down. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- In the meantime, in a small mixing bowl add olive oil, red wine vinegar, agave, dijon mustard, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and black pepper. Whisk together well and set aside.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl add boiled pasta, chickpeas, carrots, red onion, cherry tomatoes, olives, feta crumbles, fresh parsley and avocado, along with the dressing. Mix everything well together, and adjust salt and pepper to taste. Serve chilled.
Notes
*Note: If preferred, use gluten-free pasta to make this recipe gluten-free and/or subtract olive oil to have it oil-free.