Creamy Vegan Pasta Salad

Bring this to your summertime gatherings if you don’t want to have ANY leftovers, or keep it for yourself and have delicious on-the-go lunches all week!

Pasta salad is one of my favorite dishes to make! At my house, it either signifies a nice summer day or a week of easy, grab-and-go lunches. It’s a classic must-have at my summertime family gatherings, and cold pasta is in my rotation of Sunday meal prep ideas! This is the dressing recipe I’m currently obsessed with – the stars of the show are lemon juice and tahini, making a creamy, refreshing, delicious flavor perfect for a sunny day.

Dressing Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1/3 cup plain vegan yogurt
• 1 tbsp dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tbsp nutritional yeast
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp dried dill
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Other:

• 12 oz small pasta of choice
• sliced cucumber
• halved/quartered cherry tomatoes

Method:

• Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the box. Strain and rinse with cold water.
• Combine all dressing ingredients in a small mixing bowl and whisk. It will be thick, so add about 1 tbsp of water at a time until it reaches your desired consistency.

• Taste and adjust flavors as needed.
• Add the dressing to the rinsed pasta and stir to combine. Add tomatoes, cucumbers, more ground black pepper, and anything else you want.

• Serve immediately or refrigerate for 2+ hours. Enjoy & share!

Creamy Vegan Pasta Salad

This is one of my favorite summertime meals! It's delicious, refreshing, crowd pleasing, and so easy to make!

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Servings 6

Calories 291 kcal

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

Dressing

• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1/3 cup vegan yogurt plain
• 1 tbsp dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tbsp nutritional yeast
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp dried dill
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Other

• 12 oz small pasta
• sliced cucumber
• halved cherry tomatoes

Instructions

 

• Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the box. Strain and rinse with cold water.
• Combine all dressing ingredients in a small mixing bowl and whisk. It will be thick, so add about 1 tbsp of water at a time until it reaches your desired consistency.
• Taste and adjust flavors as needed.
• Add the dressing to the rinsed pasta and stir to combine. Add tomatoes, cucumbers, more ground black pepper and anything else you want.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate for 2+ hours. Enjoy & share!

Nutrition

Calories: 291kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 11gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 137mgPotassium: 269mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 83IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 2mg

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!